Fairwood, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

72%

Household income NAT. AVG.

8%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fairwood	Washington	National
Income per capita	$62,097	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$139,936	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$164,444	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$84,998	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$94,865	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,106	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.0%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fairwood is 38% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fairwood is 72% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fairwood is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fairwood is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$93,281 $139,936 $279,872

City

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

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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Fairwood median earnings by income bracket

Fairwood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.8%	6.8%
Manufacturing sector	17.9%	17.9%
Financial & insurance services	5.7%	5.7%
Wholesale & retail services	18.5%	18.5%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	27.5%	27.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunts Point, WA	354	$375,086	361.2%
Clyde Hill, WA	3,430	$373,193	358.8%
Yarrow Point, WA	1,395	$367,498	351.8%
Beaux Arts Village, WA	408	$362,576	345.8%
Medina, WA	3,360	$276,317	239.7%
Fairwood, WA	19,921	$139,936	72.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mamaroneck, NY	19,917	$162,000	99.2%
Boone, NC	19,927	$38,592	52.6%
Cumberland, MD	19,928	$61,327	24.6%
Sylvania, OH	19,910	$113,964	40.1%
Salmon Creek, WA	19,907	$119,958	47.5%
Fairwood, WA	19,921	$139,936	72.1%

Source: The Fairwood, 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.