New Salem, ND Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Salem	North Dakota	National
Income per capita	$41,225	$49,864	$44,883
Median household income	$87,753	$89,503	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,057	$111,897	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$53,273	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,398	$60,637	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,125	$38,077	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.0%	11.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Salem is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in New Salem is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Salem is 78% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Salem is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,496 $87,753 $175,506

City

$59,662 $89,503 $179,006

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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New Salem median earnings by income bracket

New Salem employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	19.8%	19.8%
Manufacturing sector	5.1%	5.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.6%	20.6%
Public administration	13.4%	13.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.8%	2.8%
Education, health & social services	10.3%	10.3%
Other	28.1%	28.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Almont, ND	137	$158,657	95.1%
New Salem, ND	1,050	$87,753	7.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Santa Margarita, CA	1,050	$0	100.0%
Long Beach, IN	1,050	$163,066	100.5%
Allen, OK	1,050	$39,013	52.0%
Greene, RI	1,050	$125,646	54.5%
Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, QC	1,050	n/a
New Salem, ND	1,050	$87,753	7.9%

Source: The New Salem, ND 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.