Fort Dodge, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

40%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fort Dodge	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$27,303	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$33,418	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,418	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$10,729	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	0.0%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fort Dodge is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fort Dodge is 40% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fort Dodge is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fort Dodge is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$22,276 $33,418 $66,836

City

$35,710 $53,571 $107,142

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Fort Dodge employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	61.5%	61.5%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	38.5%	38.5%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wilroads Gardens, KS	703	$79,167	43.1%
Spearville, KS	970	$61,281	10.8%
Ford, KS	214	$57,500	3.9%
Dodge City, KS	27,186	$52,654	4.8%
Wright, KS	115	$26,273	52.5%
Fort Dodge, KS	179	$33,418	39.6%

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Briarcliff, AR	179	$51,500	6.9%
Maish Vaya, AZ	179	$0	100.0%
Camptonville, CA	179	$97,763	76.7%
Lone Rock, IA	179	$60,250	8.9%
Melrose, IA	179	$49,048	11.3%
Fort Dodge, KS	179	$33,418	39.6%

Source: The Fort Dodge, KS employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).