Chignik Lake, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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49%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

26%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Chignik Lake	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$15,315	$34,191	$29,829
Median household income	$33,333	$74,444	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$31,250	$90,966	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$65,417	$51,397	$35,192
Median earnings male	$6,458	$42,898	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,250	$30,988	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.9%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.8%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Chignik Lake is 49% lower than the national average
The median household income in Chignik Lake is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Chignik Lake is 26% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Chignik Lake is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,219 $33,333 $66,666

City

$49,624 $74,444 $148,888

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Chignik Lake median earnings by income bracket

Chignik Lake 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	25.0%	25.0%
Public administration	12.5%	12.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	50.0%	50.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	12.5%	12.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chignik Lagoon, AK	35	$45,625	17.5%
Chignik Lake, AK	52	$33,333	39.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chistochina, AK	52	$115,278	108.4%
Koyukuk, AK	52	$18,889	65.9%
Everton, AR	52	$0	100.0%
Ponderosa, CA	52	$0	100.0%
Carbon, IA	52	$50,000	9.6%
Chignik Lake, AK	52	$33,333	39.7%

Source: The Chignik Lake, AK employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).