Anacortes, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Anacortes	Washington	National
Income per capita	$42,003	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$74,161	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$84,792	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$53,288	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$57,679	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,011	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.4%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Anacortes is 41% higher than the national average
The median household income in Anacortes is 34% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Anacortes is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Anacortes is 44% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,435 $74,161 $148,322

City

$41,894 $62,848 $125,696

State

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

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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Anacortes median earnings by income bracket

Anacortes employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	16.9%	16.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%	11.4%
Public administration	7.5%	7.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.5%	8.5%
Education, health & social services	10.2%	10.2%
Other	31.2%	31.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Edison, WA	264	$142,684	157.9%
Bay View, WA	666	$115,417	108.6%
Lake Ketchum, WA	1,278	$74,063	33.9%
Alger, WA	150	$70,478	27.4%
Mount Vernon, WA	35,502	$63,194	14.2%
Anacortes, WA	17,231	$74,161	34.1%

Cities with similar population

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Tavares, FL	17,228	$43,249	21.8%
New Castle, IN	17,234	$42,803	22.6%
Flowing Wells, AZ	17,227	$34,581	37.5%
Perry, GA	17,235	$56,389	1.9%
Pampa, TX	17,226	$53,535	3.2%
Anacortes, WA	17,231	$74,161	34.1%

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