Ester, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ester	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$56,860	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$100,244	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$148,886	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$98,356	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,134	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.0%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ester is 27% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ester is 23% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ester is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ester is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,822 $100,244 $200,488

City

$74,686 $112,041 $224,082

State

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

Nation

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Ester median earnings by income bracket

Ester employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.4%	23.4%
Manufacturing sector	1.9%	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	13.6%	13.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	15.9%	15.9%
Other	45.2%	45.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Steele Creek, AK	7,567	$159,633	96.3%
Chena Ridge, AK	6,081	$142,117	74.7%
Farmers Loop, AK	5,264	$130,959	61.0%
College, AK	13,116	$104,775	28.8%
Goldstream, AK	3,419	$103,836	27.7%
Ester, AK	2,241	$100,244	23.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodstock, NB	2,241	n/a
Disraeli, QC	2,241	n/a
Rockwell City, IA	2,242	$55,595	31.6%
Biggar, SK	2,242	n/a
Clearlake Oaks, CA	2,239	$71,091	12.6%
Ester, AK	2,241	$100,244	23.3%

Source: The Ester, AK 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.