Ketchikan, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 1%

Household income 3%

Unemployment 23%

Index	Ketchikan	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$29,502	$34,191	$29,829
Median household income	$53,937	$74,444	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$72,882	$90,966	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,500	$51,397	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,513	$42,898	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,946	$30,988	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.7%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.6%	10.1%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Ketchikan is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ketchikan is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ketchikan is 23% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ketchikan is 10% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,954$53,937$107,874

City

$49,624$74,444$148,888

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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Ketchikan employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	4.6%	4.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	5.8%
Wholesale & retail services	21.6%	19.8%
Public administration	8.9%	7.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.4%	7.6%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	31.1%
Other	23.7%	22.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saxman, AK	422	$47,000	15.0%
Ketchikan, AK	8,189	$53,937	2.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Goderich, ON	8,190	n/a
Wynne, AR	8,195	$40,086	27.5%
Kimberley, BC	8,195	n/a
Aransas Pass, TX	8,180	$43,832	20.8%
Garden City Park, NY	8,179	$104,472	88.8%
Ketchikan, AK	8,189	$53,937	2.5%

Source: The Ketchikan, AK employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).