Circle, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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54%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

159%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Circle	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$20,741	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$39,988	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$40,072	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$8,354	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	12.7%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	33.3%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Circle is 54% lower than the national average
The median household income in Circle is 51% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Circle is 159% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Circle is 121% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,656 $39,988 $79,976

City

$74,686 $112,041 $224,082

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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Circle median earnings by income bracket

Circle employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.0%	25.0%
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	25.0%	25.0%
Education, health & social services	50.0%	50.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Circle, AK	44	$39,988	50.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Atka, AK	44	$0	100.0%
Manley Hot Springs, AK	44	$0	100.0%
South Naknek, AK	44	$67,003	17.6%
Corinth, AR	44	$68,996	15.2%
Jerome, AR	44	$0	100.0%
Circle, AK	44	$39,988	50.8%

Source: The Circle, AK 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.