Bellevue, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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84%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

82%

Household income NAT. AVG.

28%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bellevue	Washington	National
Income per capita	$54,883	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$100,703	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$122,003	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$80,923	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$72,551	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$40,712	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.5%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bellevue is 84% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bellevue is 82% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bellevue is 28% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bellevue is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,128 $100,703 $201,406

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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Bellevue median earnings by income bracket

Bellevue employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.1%	1.2%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	0.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	5.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.3%	13.5%
Public administration	1.6%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.8%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	26.5%
Other	47.4%	38.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Yarrow Point, WA	1,149	$213,750	286.4%
Clyde Hill, WA	3,197	$193,516	249.8%
Medina, WA	3,169	$182,604	230.1%
Beaux Arts Village, WA	368	$176,875	219.7%
Hunts Point, WA	461	$170,250	207.7%
Bellevue, WA	136,718	$100,703	82.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hampton, VA	136,789	$49,890	9.8%
Ajax, ON	138,303	n/a
Warren, MI	135,069	$44,017	20.4%
McAllen, TX	138,475	$45,568	17.6%
Killeen, TX	138,745	$48,157	13.0%
Bellevue, WA	136,718	$100,703	82.0%

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