Lacey, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

29%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lacey	Washington	National
Income per capita	$49,726	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$104,634	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$132,794	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$78,320	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,698	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,193	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.3%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lacey is 11% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lacey is 29% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lacey is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lacey is 32% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$69,749 $104,634 $209,268

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

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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Lacey median earnings by income bracket

Lacey employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.6%	9.6%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%	9.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.9%	2.9%
Wholesale & retail services	16.3%	16.3%
Public administration	14.3%	14.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.3%	9.3%
Education, health & social services	9.1%	9.1%
Other	27.2%	27.2%

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McKenna, WA	644	$215,656	165.2%
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DuPont, WA	9,807	$141,121	73.5%
Steilacoom, WA	6,528	$126,878	56.0%
Lacey, WA	52,421	$104,634	28.6%

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Lacey, WA	52,421	$104,634	28.6%

Source: The Lacey, WA 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.