Elgin, OK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Elgin	Oklahoma	National
Income per capita	$27,970	$25,628	$29,829
Median household income	$70,577	$48,038	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$91,635	$60,309	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$52,386	$30,832	$35,192
Median earnings male	$48,410	$35,033	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,438	$23,287	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.7%	16.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Elgin is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Elgin is 28% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Elgin is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Elgin is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,046 $70,577 $141,154

City

$32,022 $48,038 $96,076

State

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

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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Elgin median earnings by income bracket

Elgin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.7%	4.7%
Manufacturing sector	8.4%	8.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	18.8%	18.8%
Public administration	25.6%	25.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.6%	7.6%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	7.3%
Other	21.8%	21.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Medicine Park, OK	317	$91,875	66.1%
Central High, OK	1,507	$63,188	14.2%
Sterling, OK	680	$54,792	1.0%
Apache, OK	1,313	$51,714	6.5%
Fletcher, OK	986	$48,929	11.6%
Elgin, OK	3,137	$70,577	27.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Knoxville, IL	3,137	$63,750	15.2%
Blanchard, LA	3,137	$80,972	46.4%
Mamou, LA	3,137	$20,322	63.3%
Milbank, SD	3,137	$58,476	5.7%
Zillah, WA	3,137	$63,750	15.2%
Elgin, OK	3,137	$70,577	27.6%

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