Kelso, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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24%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

4%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kelso	Washington	National
Income per capita	$34,246	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$72,011	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$91,498	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$55,204	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,987	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$40,435	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.9%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kelso is 24% lower than the national average
The median household income in Kelso is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kelso is 4% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Kelso is 32% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,002 $72,011 $144,022

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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Kelso median earnings by income bracket

Kelso employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	36.7%	36.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	0.5%	0.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.0%	10.0%
Education, health & social services	5.3%	5.3%
Other	23.9%	23.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kalama, WA	2,806	$136,944	68.4%
Longview Heights, WA	4,481	$124,022	52.5%
Woodland, WA	6,439	$104,726	28.8%
West Side Highway, WA	5,860	$89,078	9.5%
Rainier, OR	2,152	$78,149	3.9%
Kelso, WA	12,512	$72,011	11.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
View Royal, BC	12,511	n/a
Festus, MO	12,514	$88,995	9.4%
Escanaba, MI	12,509	$49,539	39.1%
Holiday City-Berkeley, NJ	12,508	$59,169	27.3%
Overlea, MD	12,505	$97,120	19.4%
Kelso, WA	12,512	$72,011	11.5%

Source: The Kelso, 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.