Northway, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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59%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

190%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Northway	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$18,444	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$75,347	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$78,239	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$70,255	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$24,960	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$3,737	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	14.2%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.6%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Northway is 59% lower than the national average
The median household income in Northway is 7% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Northway is 190% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Northway is 96% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$50,226 $75,347 $150,694

City

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

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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Northway median earnings by income bracket

Northway employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	32.8%	32.8%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	3.3%	3.3%
Public administration	29.5%	29.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.6%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	14.8%	14.8%
Other	18.0%	18.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Northway Junction, AK	59	$82,294	1.2%
Northway Village, AK	101	$30,090	63.0%
Northway, AK	348	$75,347	7.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Midland, AR	348	$47,479	41.6%
Strawberry, AR	348	$53,753	33.9%
Cazadero, CA	348	$140,551	72.8%
Chilcoot-Vinton, CA	348	$0	100.0%
Coalton, IL	348	$93,982	15.6%
Northway, AK	348	$75,347	7.4%

Source: The Northway, 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.