Colton, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

86%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Colton	Washington	National
Income per capita	$44,611	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$91,148	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$110,842	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$36,791	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,447	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$48,855	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Colton is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Colton is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Colton is 86% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Colton is 79% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,759 $91,148 $182,296

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

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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Colton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.4%	3.4%
Manufacturing sector	21.6%	21.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.5%	12.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.2%	10.2%
Education, health & social services	22.7%	22.7%
Other	29.5%	29.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, WA	7,286	$126,753	55.8%
Genesee, ID	1,257	$114,079	40.3%
Uniontown, WA	280	$81,127	0.3%
Lewiston, ID	33,803	$80,306	1.3%
West Clarkston-Highland, WA	5,931	$68,462	15.8%
Colton, WA	379	$91,148	12.1%

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Gainesville, AL	379	$0	100.0%
Central, AZ	379	$117,935	45.0%
Forbestown, CA	379	$88,577	8.9%
Barrett, MN	379	$66,268	18.5%
Shiloh, NJ	379	$88,152	8.4%
Colton, WA	379	$91,148	12.1%

Source: The Colton, WA 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.