Big Lake, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

11%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Lake	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$30,964	$34,191	$29,829
Median household income	$53,682	$74,444	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,162	$90,966	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$38,813	$51,397	$35,192
Median earnings male	$48,095	$42,898	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,000	$30,988	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.2%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.0%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Lake is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Big Lake is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Lake is 11% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Big Lake is 12% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,784 $53,682 $107,364

City

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

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Big Lake median earnings by income bracket

Big Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.3%	18.3%
Manufacturing sector	8.4%	8.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	10.6%	10.6%
Public administration	5.9%	5.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.3%	12.3%
Education, health & social services	2.9%	2.9%
Other	38.7%	38.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Knik-Fairview, AK	17,682	$89,401	61.6%
Point MacKenzie, AK	1,323	$81,875	48.0%
Meadow Lakes, AK	8,307	$70,069	26.7%
Houston, AK	1,952	$53,594	3.1%
Big Lake, AK	2,769	$53,682	3.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Knob Noster, MO	2,769	$49,375	10.7%
Dallas, PA	2,769	$65,323	18.1%
Central Heights-Midland City, AZ	2,768	$68,750	24.3%
Valentine, NE	2,768	$47,609	13.9%
Roebuck, SC	2,768	$51,445	7.0%
Big Lake, AK	2,769	$53,682	3.0%

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