Basalt, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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82%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

84%

Household income NAT. AVG.

43%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Basalt	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$81,520	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$149,970	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$149,323	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$152,188	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$103,961	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,892	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.8%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.0%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Basalt is 82% higher than the national average
The median household income in Basalt is 84% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Basalt is 43% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Basalt is 67% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$99,970 $149,970 $299,940

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

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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Basalt median earnings by income bracket

Basalt employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.2%	16.2%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	5.1%	5.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.7%	13.7%
Public administration	6.0%	6.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.4%	1.4%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	42.8%	42.8%

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Basalt, CO	4,036	$149,970	84.4%

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Lyncourt, NY	4,034	$76,509	5.9%
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Basalt, CO	4,036	$149,970	84.4%

Source: The Basalt, CO 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.