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

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59%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

72%

Household income NAT. AVG.

54%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Lake	Washington	National
Income per capita	$47,285	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$95,313	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$112,591	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$63,281	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$70,250	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$51,194	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.2%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.4%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Lake is 59% higher than the national average
The median household income in Big Lake is 72% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Lake is 54% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Big Lake is 64% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,535 $95,313 $190,626

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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Big Lake median earnings by income bracket

Big Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	12.1%
Manufacturing sector	23.0%	23.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.4%	12.4%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.0%	10.0%
Education, health & social services	24.1%	24.1%
Other	14.1%	14.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Edison, WA	264	$142,684	157.9%
Sunday Lake, WA	947	$126,776	129.2%
Bay View, WA	666	$115,417	108.6%
Cavalero, WA	5,395	$108,116	95.4%
Bryant, WA	2,142	$101,650	83.7%
Big Lake, WA	2,251	$95,313	72.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tunica Resorts, MS	2,251	$41,739	24.6%
North Spearfish, SD	2,251	$64,706	17.0%
Mayflower, AR	2,250	$51,776	6.4%
Granville, NY	2,250	$39,922	27.8%
Victoria, VA	2,250	$32,727	40.8%
Big Lake, WA	2,251	$95,313	72.3%

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