Detroit, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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44%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

48%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Detroit	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$25,237	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$42,508	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$42,451	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Detroit is 44% lower than the national average
The median household income in Detroit is 48% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Detroit is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Detroit is 25% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$28,335 $42,508 $85,016

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

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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Detroit median earnings by income bracket

Detroit employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.8%	14.8%
Manufacturing sector	34.4%	34.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	50.8%	50.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Solomon, KS	1,161	$96,604	18.8%
Chapman, KS	1,250	$80,856	0.6%
Woodbine, KS	143	$77,981	4.1%
Junction City, KS	23,460	$77,109	5.2%
Enterprise, KS	839	$72,154	11.3%
Detroit, KS	154	$42,508	47.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nightmute, AK	154	$72,085	11.4%
Billingsley, AL	154	$33,256	59.1%
Calvert, AL	154	$39,901	50.9%
Cutter, AZ	154	$0	100.0%
Montezuma, CO	154	$0	100.0%
Detroit, KS	154	$42,508	47.7%

Source: The Detroit, KS 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.