Cottonwood Falls, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

26%

Household income NAT. AVG.

46%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cottonwood Falls	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$25,983	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$40,739	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$47,500	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$22,946	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$29,750	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,438	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cottonwood Falls is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cottonwood Falls is 26% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cottonwood Falls is 46% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cottonwood Falls is 57% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,156 $40,739 $81,478

City

$35,710 $53,571 $107,142

State

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

Nation

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Cottonwood Falls median earnings by income bracket

Cottonwood Falls employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.2%	6.2%
Manufacturing sector	37.9%	37.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	28.2%	28.2%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	3.4%	3.4%
Other	11.9%	11.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dunlap, KS	49	$53,438	3.4%
Elmdale, KS	45	$43,750	20.9%
Strong City, KS	439	$37,031	33.1%
Cedar Point, KS	2	$0	100.0%
Matfield Green, KS	42	$0	100.0%
Cottonwood Falls, KS	817	$40,739	26.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chevak, AK	817	$41,667	24.7%
Newborn, GA	817	$62,917	13.7%
Vineyard Lake, MI	817	$70,769	27.9%
Howard, PA	817	$65,156	17.8%
Maury City, TN	817	$50,208	9.2%
Cottonwood Falls, KS	817	$40,739	26.4%

Source: The Cottonwood Falls, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).