Fife, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fife	Washington	National
Income per capita	$49,539	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$112,335	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$134,540	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$92,516	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,520	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$59,916	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.0%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fife is 10% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fife is 38% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fife is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fife is 34% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$74,882 $112,335 $224,670

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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Fife median earnings by income bracket

Fife employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.6%	14.6%
Manufacturing sector	10.4%	10.4%
Financial & insurance services	1.9%	1.9%
Wholesale & retail services	17.5%	17.5%
Public administration	4.0%	4.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.8%	16.8%
Education, health & social services	7.4%	7.4%
Other	25.9%	25.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Raft Island, WA	432	$263,672	224.2%
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%
Fife, WA	10,650	$112,335	38.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Quartz Hill, CA	10,650	$120,292	47.9%
Fort Madison, IA	10,650	$66,560	18.2%
Miami Shores, FL	10,653	$186,160	128.9%
Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	10,655	$62,379	23.3%
Lyons, IL	10,644	$100,148	23.1%
Fife, WA	10,650	$112,335	38.1%

Source: The Fife, 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.