Burns, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Burns	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$27,856	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$89,834	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$96,161	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,358	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,886	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Burns is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Burns is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Burns is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Burns is 28% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,883 $89,834 $179,668

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

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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Burns median earnings by income bracket

Burns employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.9%	10.9%
Manufacturing sector	39.1%	39.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.9%	21.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%	6.3%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	21.9%	21.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whitewater, KS	1,049	$98,161	20.7%
Cassoday, KS	141	$94,087	15.7%
Elbing, KS	319	$91,341	12.3%
Peabody, KS	1,228	$65,388	19.6%
Potwin, KS	721	$62,434	23.2%
Burns, KS	290	$89,834	10.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Meridian, CA	290	$68,780	15.4%
New Providence, IA	290	$93,468	14.9%
Standard, IL	290	$60,298	25.9%
Quitman, LA	290	$0	100.0%
Rohrersville, MD	290	$103,981	27.8%
Burns, KS	290	$89,834	10.5%

Source: The Burns, KS 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.