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

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Index	Big Lake	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$46,854	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$81,001	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,824	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,385	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,521	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,970	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.6%	4.9%
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 equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Lake is 10% 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

$53,995 $81,001 $162,002

City

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

State

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

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	18,228	$134,243	65.1%
Point MacKenzie, AK	1,372	$121,582	49.5%
Meadow Lakes, AK	8,504	$102,717	26.3%
Houston, AK	1,991	$78,736	3.2%
Big Lake, AK	2,859	$81,001	0.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lakeshore, LA	2,859	$50,516	37.9%
Wernersville, PA	2,859	$79,742	2.0%
Island Walk, FL	2,858	$130,294	60.2%
Tama, IA	2,858	$75,700	6.9%
Minster, OH	2,858	$140,442	72.7%
Big Lake, AK	2,859	$81,001	0.4%

Source: The Big Lake, 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.