Metlakatla, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

80%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Metlakatla	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$32,757	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$85,409	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$99,020	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,646	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$37,176	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,370	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	8.8%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.3%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Metlakatla is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Metlakatla is 5% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Metlakatla is 80% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Metlakatla is 41% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,933 $85,409 $170,818

City

$74,686 $112,041 $224,082

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Metlakatla employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.7%	9.7%
Manufacturing sector	1.9%	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.6%	14.6%
Public administration	18.8%	18.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.7%	10.7%
Education, health & social services	25.6%	25.6%
Other	18.5%	18.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Saxman, AK	341	$61,286	24.6%
Metlakatla, AK	1,626	$85,409	5.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Taft, FL	1,626	$52,137	35.9%
Red Lake, MN	1,626	$65,764	19.1%
Rockvale, TN	1,626	$103,780	27.6%
Soap Lake, WA	1,626	$57,641	29.1%
Lambton, QC	1,626	n/a
Metlakatla, AK	1,626	$85,409	5.0%

Source: The Metlakatla, AK 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.