Chelsea, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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89%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

148%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chelsea	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$84,674	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$201,609	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$197,852	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$42,736	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chelsea is 89% higher than the national average
The median household income in Chelsea is 148% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chelsea is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Chelsea is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$134,392 $201,609 $403,218

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

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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Chelsea median earnings by income bracket

Chelsea employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	100.0%	100.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northville, SD	161	$148,992	83.2%
Warner, SD	518	$143,033	75.9%
Mansfield, SD	93	$97,826	20.3%
Ashton, SD	94	$90,989	11.9%
Mellette, SD	195	$80,283	1.3%
Chelsea, SD	55	$201,609	147.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Perryville, AK	55	$42,865	47.3%
Rampart, AK	55	$76,840	5.5%
Penton, AL	55	$0	100.0%
Putnam, AL	55	$0	100.0%
LaGrange, AR	55	$0	100.0%
Chelsea, SD	55	$201,609	147.9%

Source: The Chelsea, SD 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.