Norton, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Norton	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$36,397	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$72,731	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$88,511	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,637	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,615	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,340	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Norton is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Norton is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Norton is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Norton is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,482 $72,731 $145,462

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

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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Norton median earnings by income bracket

Norton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.1%	5.1%
Manufacturing sector	24.6%	24.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	7.7%	7.7%
Public administration	7.1%	7.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.5%	13.5%
Education, health & social services	13.5%	13.5%
Other	26.4%	26.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Almena, KS	475	$66,484	18.3%
Edmond, KS	82	$0	100.0%
Norton, KS	2,835	$72,731	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bay Pines, FL	2,835	$79,158	2.7%
Dayton, OR	2,834	$97,591	20.0%
Bluewell, WV	2,834	$47,250	41.9%
Arcadia, LA	2,836	$48,963	39.8%
North Rock Springs, WY	2,836	$127,659	57.0%
Norton, KS	2,835	$72,731	10.6%

Source: The Norton, KS 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.