Cold Bay, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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155%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

119%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cold Bay	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$114,320	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$178,138	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$179,689	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$102,990	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$88,694	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	0.0%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cold Bay is 155% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cold Bay is 119% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cold Bay is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cold Bay is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$118,746 $178,138 $356,276

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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Cold Bay employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.1%	17.1%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	22.9%	22.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	57.1%	57.1%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	2.9%	2.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cold Bay, AK	128	$178,138	119.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kokhanok, AK	128	$49,874	38.7%
Eldridge, AL	128	$79,418	2.4%
Cold Springs CDP (Tuolumne County), CA	128	$59,104	27.3%
Hyampom, CA	128	$0	100.0%
Nicolaus, CA	128	$126,690	55.8%
Cold Bay, AK	128	$178,138	119.0%

Source: The Cold Bay, 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.