Lecompton, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

15%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lecompton	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$23,900	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$61,458	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$78,194	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$38,438	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,389	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,365	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.3%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	18.8%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lecompton is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lecompton is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lecompton is 15% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lecompton is 25% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,967 $61,458 $122,916

City

$35,710 $53,571 $107,142

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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Lecompton median earnings by income bracket

Lecompton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.6%	11.6%
Manufacturing sector	14.7%	14.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	25.3%	25.3%
Public administration	1.1%	1.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.2%	13.2%
Education, health & social services	4.7%	4.7%
Other	28.4%	28.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ozawkie, KS	673	$83,295	50.6%
Grantville, KS	206	$71,417	29.1%
Meriden, KS	781	$61,168	10.6%
Perry, KS	1,277	$59,583	7.7%
Lawrence, KS	97,348	$55,598	0.5%
Lecompton, KS	857	$61,458	11.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greers Ferry, AR	857	$46,458	16.0%
Troy, NH	857	$55,859	1.0%
Allenwood, NJ	857	$131,681	138.0%
St. Paul, VA	857	$35,714	35.4%
Division No. 5, Subd. F, NL	857	n/a
Lecompton, KS	857	$61,458	11.1%

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