Arvada, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 23%

Household income 30%

Unemployment 20%

Index	Arvada	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$36,541	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$72,010	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$85,589	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$43,955	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$47,543	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$32,172	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.1%	12.2%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Arvada is 23% higher than the national average
The median household income in Arvada is 30% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Arvada is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Arvada is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,001$72,010$144,020

City

$41,675$62,520$125,040

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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Arvada employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.4%	1.8%
Manufacturing sector	12.1%	0.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	5.7%
Wholesale & retail services	15.4%	12.6%
Public administration	5.5%	4.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	33.2%
Other	33.1%	30.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cherry Hills Village, CO	6,414	$224,125	305.1%
Bow Mar, CO	1,047	$194,500	251.6%
Columbine Valley, CO	1,190	$147,500	166.6%
Paragon Estates, CO	892	$146,935	165.6%
Genesee, CO	3,625	$144,732	161.6%
Arvada, CO	113,532	$72,010	30.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wilmington, NC	113,724	$43,855	20.7%
Downey, CA	113,223	$65,332	18.1%
Odessa, TX	114,258	$60,619	9.6%
Round Rock, TX	112,767	$74,087	33.9%
Delta, BC	112,691	n/a
Arvada, CO	113,532	$72,010	30.2%

Source: The Arvada, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).