Kennewick, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Kennewick	Washington	National
Income per capita	$30,240	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$62,283	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$80,298	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,174	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$42,443	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,149	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.3%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.5%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Kennewick is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Kennewick is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Kennewick is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Kennewick is 18% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,517 $62,283 $124,566

City

$41,894 $62,848 $125,696

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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Kennewick median earnings by income bracket

Kennewick employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.0%	14.0%
Manufacturing sector	8.2%	8.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	18.5%	18.5%
Public administration	5.7%	5.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.6%	9.6%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	32.7%	32.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Pasco, WA	1,592	$105,786	91.2%
West Richland, WA	14,842	$102,974	86.1%
Richland, WA	57,353	$77,981	41.0%
Finley, WA	5,858	$69,245	25.2%
Burbank, WA	3,522	$66,440	20.1%
Kennewick, WA	82,633	$62,283	12.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sioux City, IA	82,535	$57,750	4.4%
Chino Hills, CA	82,800	$104,661	89.2%
New Westminster, BC	82,940	n/a
Melbourne, FL	82,281	$51,934	6.1%
Buena Park, CA	82,228	$84,680	53.1%
Kennewick, WA	82,633	$62,283	12.6%

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