Challis, ID Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

61%

Household income NAT. AVG.

15%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Challis	Idaho	National
Income per capita	$21,410	$24,280	$29,829
Median household income	$21,640	$49,174	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$53,125	$59,554	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,211	$30,762	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$31,790	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,925	$20,292	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	31.3%	15.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Challis is 28% lower than the national average
The median household income in Challis is 61% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Challis is 15% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Challis is 107% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$14,425 $21,640 $43,280

City

$32,779 $49,174 $98,348

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Challis employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.1%	13.1%
Manufacturing sector	1.2%	1.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	20.2%	20.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	6.0%	6.0%
Other	59.5%	59.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Challis, ID	761	$21,640	60.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Manokotak, AK	761	$42,143	23.8%
Independence, CA	761	$58,125	5.1%
Duck Key, FL	761	$107,625	94.5%
Ventura, IA	761	$73,438	32.7%
Mount Hope, KS	761	$65,357	18.1%
Challis, ID	761	$21,640	60.9%

Source: The Challis, ID employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).