Caney, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Caney	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$32,701	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$56,015	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$74,303	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$35,094	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,979	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,571	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.4%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.9%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Caney is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Caney is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Caney is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Caney is 1% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,339 $56,015 $112,030

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Caney median earnings by income bracket

Caney employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.4%	14.4%
Manufacturing sector	34.2%	34.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.4%	5.4%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.7%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	6.2%	6.2%
Other	32.4%	32.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Niotaze, KS	124	$90,904	11.8%
Tyro, KS	185	$85,443	5.1%
Dearing, KS	484	$77,896	4.2%
Sedan, KS	876	$49,645	39.0%
Chautauqua, KS	69	$47,578	41.5%
Caney, KS	1,712	$56,015	31.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Los Ranchos, CA	1,712	$291,508	258.4%
Key Vista, FL	1,712	$70,384	13.5%
Heritage Lake, IL	1,712	$131,363	61.5%
Bridgeport, OH	1,712	$64,264	21.0%
Honeyville, UT	1,712	$134,906	65.9%
Caney, KS	1,712	$56,015	31.1%

Source: The Caney, 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.