Nehalem, OR Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

79%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Nehalem	Oregon	National
Income per capita	$24,447	$28,822	$29,829
Median household income	$62,875	$53,270	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$63,875	$69,328	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$51,250	$34,215	$35,192
Median earnings male	$24,732	$33,885	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,429	$24,038	$26,250
Unemployment rate	8.4%	5.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.3%	15.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Nehalem is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Nehalem is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Nehalem is 79% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Nehalem is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,912 $62,875 $125,750

City

$35,509 $53,270 $106,540

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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Nehalem median earnings by income bracket

Nehalem employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	26.8%	26.8%
Manufacturing sector	18.6%	18.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.2%	6.2%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	4.1%
Other	37.1%	37.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Neahkahnie, OR	271	$67,411	21.9%
Bayside Gardens, OR	1,104	$65,109	17.7%
Bay City, OR	2,190	$62,629	13.2%
Manzanita, OR	454	$57,054	3.1%
Cannon Beach, OR	1,554	$56,056	1.3%
Nehalem, OR	366	$62,875	13.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Gainesville, AL	366	$0	100.0%
Central, AZ	366	$78,365	41.7%
Clarksburg, CA	366	$0	100.0%
Gumbranch, GA	366	$63,750	15.2%
Calamus, IA	366	$60,156	8.7%
Nehalem, OR	366	$62,875	13.7%

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