Merton, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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90%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

153%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Merton	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$85,238	$43,754	$44,883
Median household income	$206,098	$81,774	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$212,055	$103,160	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$47,125	$52,080
Median earnings male	$117,479	$54,326	$54,343
Median earnings female	$55,095	$38,113	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.8%	3.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.3%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Merton is 90% higher than the national average
The median household income in Merton is 153% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Merton is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Merton is 85% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$137,384 $206,098 $412,196

City

$54,510 $81,774 $163,548

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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Merton median earnings by income bracket

Merton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.2%	17.2%
Manufacturing sector	19.4%	19.4%
Financial & insurance services	6.3%	6.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.7%	14.7%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.8%	0.8%
Education, health & social services	11.2%	11.2%
Other	25.2%	25.2%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oconomowoc Lake, WI	637	$358,918	341.3%
Lac La Belle, WI	254	$261,887	222.0%
Chenequa, WI	601	$204,958	152.0%
North Prairie, WI	2,635	$175,726	116.1%
Richfield, WI	12,159	$171,342	110.7%
Merton, WI	3,864	$206,098	153.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Forestdale, MA	3,863	$132,416	62.8%
Thorndale, PA	3,863	$168,005	106.6%
Hardin, MT	3,865	$75,487	7.2%
Marlboro, NY	3,865	$127,737	57.1%
Claresholm, AB	3,865	n/a
Merton, WI	3,864	$206,098	153.4%

Source: The Merton, WI 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.