Meriden, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Meriden	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$24,573	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$61,168	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,875	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$43,333	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,682	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,886	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.4%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.6%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Meriden is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Meriden is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Meriden is 16% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Meriden is 43% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,774 $61,168 $122,336

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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Meriden median earnings by income bracket

Meriden employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	12.1%	12.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.6%	11.6%
Public administration	12.7%	12.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.5%	18.5%
Education, health & social services	12.7%	12.7%
Other	14.5%	14.5%

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%
Lecompton, KS	857	$61,458	11.1%
Perry, KS	1,277	$59,583	7.7%
Hoyt, KS	600	$58,472	5.7%
Meriden, KS	781	$61,168	10.6%

Cities with similar population

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Jennings, FL	781	$27,578	50.2%
Milo, IA	781	$62,500	13.0%
Roff, OK	781	$38,750	30.0%
Rockford, TN	781	$64,583	16.7%
Watauga, TN	781	$45,500	17.8%
Meriden, KS	781	$61,168	10.6%

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