John Day, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	John Day	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$44,908	$42,527	$44,883
Median household income	$76,514	$79,687	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$99,893	$102,799	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$44,050	$50,552	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,330	$50,609	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,869	$35,883	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.2%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.4%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in John Day is equal to the national average
The median household income in John Day is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in John Day is 27% higher than the national average
The poverty level in John Day is 22% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,004 $76,514 $153,028

City

$53,119 $79,687 $159,374

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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John Day median earnings by income bracket

John Day employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.7%	10.7%
Manufacturing sector	5.0%	5.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	5.2%	5.2%
Public administration	16.7%	16.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.4%	2.4%
Education, health & social services	15.3%	15.3%
Other	42.3%	42.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Vernon, OR	813	$81,824	0.6%
Canyon City, OR	835	$73,899	9.1%
Prairie City, OR	775	$73,804	9.3%
John Day, OR	1,798	$76,514	5.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Elmore, OH	1,798	$75,228	7.5%
Kaibito, AZ	1,799	$84,173	3.5%
Bayview CDP (Contra Costa County), CA	1,799	$119,840	47.3%
Gwinn, MI	1,799	$97,183	19.5%
Maple Plain, MN	1,797	$94,929	16.7%
John Day, OR	1,798	$76,514	5.9%

Source: The John Day, OR 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.