Bethel, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

57%

Household income NAT. AVG.

46%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bethel	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$34,353	$34,191	$29,829
Median household income	$86,624	$74,444	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$111,950	$90,966	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$64,788	$51,397	$35,192
Median earnings male	$49,395	$42,898	$36,919
Median earnings female	$36,828	$30,988	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.1%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bethel is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bethel is 57% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bethel is 46% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Bethel is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,743 $86,624 $173,248

City

$49,624 $74,444 $148,888

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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Bethel employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.4%	8.4%
Manufacturing sector	1.2%	1.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.9%	0.9%
Wholesale & retail services	14.3%	14.3%
Public administration	15.7%	15.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.8%	14.8%
Education, health & social services	21.6%	21.6%
Other	20.9%	20.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kwethluk, AK	459	$43,250	21.8%
Akiachak, AK	461	$38,750	30.0%
Napaskiak, AK	537	$31,210	43.6%
Napakiak, AK	593	$23,542	57.4%
Oscarville, AK	95	$0	100.0%
Bethel, AK	6,548	$86,624	56.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tuckahoe, NY	6,548	$94,353	70.6%
West View, PA	6,547	$62,246	12.5%
Medina, MN	6,549	$156,563	183.0%
Oneonta, AL	6,550	$38,922	29.6%
Plessisville, QC	6,545	n/a
Bethel, AK	6,548	$86,624	56.6%

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