Issaquah, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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131%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

120%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Issaquah	Washington	National
Income per capita	$103,683	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$178,809	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$209,550	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$134,728	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$135,438	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$80,089	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Issaquah is 131% higher than the national average
The median household income in Issaquah is 120% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Issaquah is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Issaquah is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$119,194 $178,809 $357,618

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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Issaquah median earnings by income bracket

Issaquah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.6%	3.6%
Manufacturing sector	8.2%	8.2%
Financial & insurance services	3.4%	3.4%
Wholesale & retail services	18.2%	18.2%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.6%	4.6%
Education, health & social services	5.3%	5.3%
Other	45.2%	45.2%

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%
Issaquah, WA	39,876	$178,809	119.8%

Cities with similar population

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Sun City, AZ	39,873	$63,398	22.1%
Evans, GA	39,854	$165,803	103.9%
Wausau, WI	39,898	$71,432	12.2%
Wheeling, IL	39,851	$107,370	32.0%
Martinez, CA	39,841	$165,274	103.2%
Issaquah, WA	39,876	$178,809	119.8%

Source: The Issaquah, 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.