Barrow, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

143%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Barrow	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$42,095	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$116,793	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,786	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$118,898	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,034	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,625	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	11.9%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.1%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Barrow is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Barrow is 44% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Barrow is 143% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Barrow is 7% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,854 $116,793 $233,586

City

$74,686 $112,041 $224,082

State

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

Nation

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Barrow employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.5%	3.8%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	3.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	3.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	7.4%
Public administration	12.7%	24.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	19.6%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	17.5%	32.1%
Other	18.1%	23.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Barrow, AK	4,426	$116,793	43.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodruff, SC	4,426	$67,512	17.0%
Coleman, TX	4,425	$65,853	19.0%
North Richmond, CA	4,427	$105,953	30.3%
Dillon, MT	4,427	$51,662	36.5%
Canton, NC	4,427	$72,507	10.9%
Barrow, AK	4,426	$116,793	43.6%

Source: The Barrow, AK 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.