Fife Heights, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

112%

Household income NAT. AVG.

22%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fife Heights	Washington	National
Income per capita	$60,525	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$172,085	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$172,758	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$104,295	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$56,701	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.8%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.0%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fife Heights is 35% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fife Heights is 112% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fife Heights is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fife Heights is 67% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$114,711 $172,085 $344,170

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Fife Heights employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.7%	16.7%
Manufacturing sector	12.0%	12.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.8%	13.8%
Public administration	9.6%	9.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.2%	10.2%
Education, health & social services	4.7%	4.7%
Other	29.6%	29.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Artondale, WA	14,469	$191,556	135.5%
Fox Island, WA	3,695	$190,110	133.7%
Rosedale, WA	4,559	$185,492	128.1%
Shadow Lake, WA	2,445	$183,806	126.0%
Lake Holm, WA	3,461	$179,730	121.0%
Fife Heights, WA	1,977	$172,085	111.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Mary Jane, FL	1,977	$195,400	140.2%
South Rockwood, MI	1,977	$113,841	40.0%
Jonestown, PA	1,977	$124,155	52.7%
Kapaau, HI	1,978	$89,950	10.6%
Bridgeport, IL	1,978	$85,972	5.7%
Fife Heights, WA	1,977	$172,085	111.6%

Source: The Fife Heights, 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.