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

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55%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

76%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Big Lake	Washington	National
Income per capita	$69,767	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$142,836	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$165,584	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$93,181	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$103,773	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$74,844	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.4%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Big Lake is 55% higher than the national average
The median household income in Big Lake is 76% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Big Lake is 53% 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

$95,214 $142,836 $285,672

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

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

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	273	$210,671	159.0%
Sunday Lake, WA	977	$188,973	132.3%
Bay View, WA	686	$174,940	115.1%
Cavalero, WA	5,557	$161,048	98.0%
Bryant, WA	2,197	$149,595	83.9%
Big Lake, WA	2,325	$142,836	75.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Madison, NE	2,325	$74,309	8.6%
Mesilla, NM	2,325	$75,742	6.9%
Whitehall, NY	2,324	$52,014	36.0%
Brewster, NY	2,327	$83,398	2.5%
Central Okanagan J, BC	2,327	n/a
Big Lake, WA	2,325	$142,836	75.6%

Source: The Big Lake, WA 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.