Alton, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alton	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$44,851	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$70,742	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$42,706	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$70,264	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.9%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alton is equal to the national average
The median household income in Alton is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alton is 33% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Alton is 45% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,156 $70,742 $141,484

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Alton median earnings by income bracket

Alton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.3%	4.3%
Manufacturing sector	13.0%	13.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	34.8%	34.8%
Other	47.8%	47.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cedar, KS	18	$86,012	5.8%
Portis, KS	162	$81,224	0.1%
Woodston, KS	138	$63,126	22.4%
Kirwin, KS	161	$62,545	23.1%
Osborne, KS	1,572	$58,666	27.9%
Alton, KS	107	$70,742	13.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fargo, AR	107	$63,126	22.4%
Moffat, CO	107	$38,899	52.2%
Manassas, GA	107	$0	100.0%
Matthews, GA	107	$0	100.0%
Buckeye, IA	107	$79,888	1.8%
Alton, KS	107	$70,742	13.0%

Source: The Alton, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.