Copper Center, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Copper Center	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$37,283	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$89,726	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$128,469	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$93,236	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,341	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.8%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Copper Center is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Copper Center is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Copper Center is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Copper Center is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,811 $89,726 $179,452

City

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

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Copper Center median earnings by income bracket

Copper Center employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	30.0%	30.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	12.5%	12.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	22.5%	22.5%
Education, health & social services	2.5%	2.5%
Other	22.5%	22.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tazlina, AK	630	$166,574	104.8%
Silver Springs, AK	176	$161,901	99.1%
Glennallen, AK	556	$102,305	25.8%
Willow Creek, AK	75	$0	100.0%
Copper Center, AK	291	$89,726	10.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cisco, IL	291	$84,455	3.8%
Jewett, IL	291	$71,033	12.7%
Lisbon, IL	291	$93,255	14.7%
Arlington, IN	291	$101,870	25.3%
Hillsdale, KS	291	$93,416	14.9%
Copper Center, AK	291	$89,726	10.3%

Source: The Copper Center, 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.