Blende, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Blende	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$44,934	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$77,191	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,557	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,303	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$35,477	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$31,904	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.4%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.3%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Blende is equal to the national average
The median household income in Blende is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Blende is 31% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Blende is 8% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,455 $77,191 $154,382

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

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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Blende median earnings by income bracket

Blende employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.3%	16.3%
Manufacturing sector	19.4%	19.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.7%	5.7%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.3%	13.3%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	31.9%	31.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Avondale, CO	611	$152,123	87.0%
Pueblo West, CO	33,798	$108,832	33.8%
Vineland, CO	353	$91,694	12.7%
Salt Creek, CO	752	$69,947	14.0%
Pueblo, CO	114,377	$63,966	21.4%
Blende, CO	818	$77,191	5.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kernville, CA	818	$34,520	57.6%
Norris Canyon, CA	818	$375,658	361.9%
Allentown, FL	818	$48,131	40.8%
Raymond, IA	818	$95,268	17.1%
Millersburg, KY	818	$59,054	27.4%
Blende, CO	818	$77,191	5.1%

Source: The Blende, CO 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.