Oak Creek, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

39%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$59,569	$43,754	$44,883
Median household income	$113,294	$81,774	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$137,790	$103,160	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$84,482	$47,125	$52,080
Median earnings male	$78,551	$54,326	$54,343
Median earnings female	$60,761	$38,113	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oak Creek is 33% higher than the national average
The median household income in Oak Creek is 39% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oak Creek is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Oak Creek is 66% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$75,521 $113,294 $226,588

City

$54,510 $81,774 $163,548

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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Oak Creek employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.7%	5.7%
Manufacturing sector	22.3%	22.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.0%	4.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.6%	17.6%
Public administration	6.8%	6.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.7%	12.7%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	8.5%
Other	21.1%	21.1%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wind Point, WI	1,904	$180,452	121.9%
North Bay, WI	228	$169,114	107.9%
Elm Grove, WI	6,322	$168,356	107.0%
Brookfield, WI	39,415	$159,709	96.4%
Muskego, WI	25,672	$144,030	77.1%
Oak Creek, WI	37,124	$113,294	39.3%

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Richfield, MN	37,149	$102,343	25.8%
Côte-Saint-Luc, QC	37,097	n/a
Richmond, KY	37,087	$59,260	27.1%
Elmont, NY	37,081	$148,308	82.3%
Oak Creek, WI	37,124	$113,294	39.3%

Source: The Oak Creek, WI 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.