Ketchum, ID Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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51%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

47%

Household income NAT. AVG.

86%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ketchum	Idaho	National
Income per capita	$67,889	$35,927	$44,883
Median household income	$119,691	$73,734	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$125,213	$89,479	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$114,807	$45,755	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,128	$47,312	$54,343
Median earnings female	$52,102	$30,030	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.7%	4.1%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.7%	15.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ketchum is 51% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ketchum is 47% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ketchum is 86% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ketchum is 22% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$79,786 $119,691 $239,382

City

$49,151 $73,734 $147,468

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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Ketchum median earnings by income bracket

Ketchum employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.8%	5.8%
Manufacturing sector	4.0%	4.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	28.5%	28.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	9.0%
Other	51.9%	51.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sun Valley, ID	1,629	$89,451	10.0%
Hailey, ID	8,788	$80,556	1.0%
Ketchum, ID	2,937	$119,691	47.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kilauea, HI	2,937	$119,725	47.2%
Valley, NE	2,937	$90,851	11.7%
Kechi, KS	2,936	$147,524	81.4%
Ravensworth, VA	2,936	$209,872	158.0%
Saint-David-de-Falardeau, QC	2,936	n/a
Ketchum, ID	2,937	$119,691	47.2%

Source: The Ketchum, ID 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.