Hayward, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Hayward	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$34,590	$43,754	$44,883
Median household income	$51,713	$81,774	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$86,919	$103,160	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$34,135	$47,125	$52,080
Median earnings male	$42,842	$54,326	$54,343
Median earnings female	$33,300	$38,113	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.9%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Hayward is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Hayward is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Hayward is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Hayward is 32% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,471 $51,713 $103,426

City

$54,510 $81,774 $163,548

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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Hayward median earnings by income bracket

Hayward employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.4%	6.4%
Manufacturing sector	26.7%	26.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.3%	15.3%
Public administration	5.0%	5.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	15.5%	15.5%
Other	26.2%	26.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stone Lake, WI	117	$139,821	71.9%
Chief Lake, WI	528	$114,766	41.1%
Couderay, WI	87	$69,862	14.1%
Springbrook, WI	42	$53,542	34.2%
New Post, WI	300	$47,299	41.8%
Hayward, WI	2,552	$51,713	36.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lithonia, GA	2,552	$43,319	46.7%
Spring Mount, PA	2,552	$123,679	52.1%
Fort Pierre, SD	2,552	$107,415	32.1%
Wikwemikong Unceded, ON	2,552	n/a
Halesite, NY	2,551	$213,222	162.2%
Hayward, WI	2,552	$51,713	36.4%

Source: The Hayward, WI 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.