Kalispell, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

9%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kalispell	Montana	National
Income per capita	$26,363	$27,309	$29,829
Median household income	$47,750	$48,380	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$69,896	$60,564	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$30,114	$30,651	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,375	$31,798	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,888	$21,711	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.3%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kalispell is 12% lower than the national average
The median household income in Kalispell is 14% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kalispell is 9% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Kalispell is 5% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,830 $47,750 $95,500

City

$32,250 $48,380 $96,760

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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Kalispell median earnings by income bracket

Kalispell employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	12.7%
Manufacturing sector	5.8%	5.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	23.1%	23.1%
Public administration	3.8%	3.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	16.1%	16.1%
Other	30.0%	30.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woods Bay, MT	778	$81,111	46.6%
Bigfork, MT	4,733	$73,667	33.2%
Lakeside, MT	2,245	$61,940	12.0%
Evergreen, MT	8,416	$59,338	7.3%
Whitefish, MT	8,032	$51,821	6.3%
Kalispell, MT	23,935	$47,750	13.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Freeport, IL	23,930	$39,787	28.1%
Port St. John, FL	23,940	$66,948	21.0%
Ponca City, OK	23,940	$44,281	20.0%
Saint-Lin--Laurentides, QC	23,910	n/a
South Plainfield, NJ	23,961	$108,244	95.7%
Kalispell, MT	23,935	$47,750	13.7%

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