Mount Crested Butte, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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43%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

74%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mount Crested Butte	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$42,734	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$62,708	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$112,266	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$55,595	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$33,281	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,311	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.2%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.5%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mount Crested Butte is 43% higher than the national average
The median household income in Mount Crested Butte is 13% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mount Crested Butte is 74% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mount Crested Butte is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,801 $62,708 $125,416

City

$41,675 $62,520 $125,040

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Mount Crested Butte median earnings by income bracket

Mount Crested Butte employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	12.7%
Manufacturing sector	3.4%	3.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	3.2%	3.2%
Other	76.3%	76.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Marble, CO	217	$91,000	64.5%
Crested Butte, CO	1,335	$62,500	13.0%
Mount Crested Butte, CO	1,050	$62,708	13.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
New Castle, KY	1,050	$33,438	39.6%
Clarence, MO	1,050	$30,284	45.3%
Bay Head, NJ	1,050	$102,000	84.4%
South Corning, NY	1,050	$50,288	9.1%
Sentinel, OK	1,050	$98,269	77.6%
Mount Crested Butte, CO	1,050	$62,708	13.4%

Source: The Mount Crested Butte, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).