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

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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).