Houghton, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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171%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

192%

Household income NAT. AVG.

72%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Houghton	Kirkland	Washington
Income per capita	$80,864	$64,268	$32,999
Median household income	$161,557	$116,595	$62,848
Median income owner occupied	$0	$145,030	$79,796
Median income renter occupied	$0	$81,447	$41,061
Median earnings male	$93,750	$77,901	$41,953
Median earnings female	$46,316	$47,289	$27,576
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.2%	4.3%
Poverty level	n/a	6.4%	12.7%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Houghton is 171% higher than the national average
The median household income in Houghton is 192% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Houghton is 72% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Houghton is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$77,722 $116,595 $233,190

City

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

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Houghton median earnings by income bracket

Houghton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.8%	14.8%
Manufacturing sector	7.7%	7.7%
Financial & insurance services	6.0%	6.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.8%	6.8%
Public administration	2.1%	2.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.0%	1.0%
Education, health & social services	11.0%	11.0%
Other	36.3%	36.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Yarrow Point, WA	1,353	$250,001	351.9%
Clyde Hill, WA	3,360	$250,001	351.9%
Hunts Point, WA	347	$250,001	351.9%
Beaux Arts Village, WA	396	$241,875	337.2%
Woodway, WA	1,077	$196,442	255.1%
Kirkland, WA	91,146	$116,595	110.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Carson, CA	91,354	$86,040	55.5%
Santa Barbara, CA	90,911	$81,618	47.5%
Suffolk, VA	91,383	$79,899	44.4%
Westminster, CA	90,857	$67,142	21.4%
Tracy, CA	91,462	$95,741	73.1%
Kirkland, WA	91,146	$116,595	110.8%

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

Houghton, Kirkland, WA Employment