Knik River, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

7%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Knik River	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$30,517	$34,191	$29,829
Median household income	$49,861	$74,444	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$67,875	$90,966	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$51,397	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,865	$42,898	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,389	$30,988	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.3%	5.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.0%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Knik River is 2% higher than the national average
The median household income in Knik River is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Knik River is 7% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Knik River is 14% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,237 $49,861 $99,722

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Knik River median earnings by income bracket

Knik River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.1%	17.1%
Manufacturing sector	2.1%	2.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.8%	3.8%
Wholesale & retail services	25.8%	25.8%
Public administration	7.9%	7.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.3%	11.3%
Education, health & social services	14.6%	14.6%
Other	17.5%	17.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gateway, AK	5,965	$105,786	91.2%
Farm Loop, AK	2,637	$104,200	88.4%
Lakes, AK	8,944	$84,821	53.3%
Butte, AK	3,888	$84,375	52.5%
Tanaina, AK	10,449	$80,990	46.4%
Knik River, AK	807	$49,861	9.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tranquillity, CA	807	$0	100.0%
Earlville, IA	807	$63,750	15.2%
Hopedale, IL	807	$55,227	0.2%
Millersburg, IN	807	$74,750	35.1%
Canyon City, OR	807	$50,139	9.4%
Knik River, AK	807	$49,861	9.9%

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