Ephrata, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ephrata	Washington	National
Income per capita	$42,671	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$104,941	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$125,593	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$77,811	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,767	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,642	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.6%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ephrata is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ephrata is 29% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ephrata is 8% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ephrata is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$69,953 $104,941 $209,882

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

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

Nation

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Ephrata median earnings by income bracket

Ephrata employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.8%	18.8%
Manufacturing sector	11.8%	11.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	12.8%	12.8%
Public administration	12.2%	12.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.4%	10.4%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	8.6%
Other	24.4%	24.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Moses Lake, WA	24,055	$88,490	8.8%
Quincy, WA	7,998	$86,897	6.8%
Lakeview, WA	1,040	$67,570	16.9%
Moses Lake North, WA	4,821	$67,325	17.2%
Cascade Valley, WA	3,355	$63,125	22.4%
Ephrata, WA	8,390	$104,941	29.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dayton, NJ	8,389	$183,185	125.2%
Oradell, NJ	8,389	$212,785	161.6%
Thousand Palms, CA	8,388	$86,156	5.9%
Torbay, NL	8,388	n/a
Wading River, NY	8,387	$189,196	132.6%
Ephrata, WA	8,390	$104,941	29.0%

Source: The Ephrata, WA 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.