Oberlin, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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20%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oberlin	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$36,073	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$53,469	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$53,245	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,025	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,776	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,740	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.7%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oberlin is 20% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oberlin is 34% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oberlin is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Oberlin is 17% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,642 $53,469 $106,938

City

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

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Oberlin median earnings by income bracket

Oberlin employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	12.5%
Manufacturing sector	7.3%	7.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.9%	2.9%
Wholesale & retail services	26.8%	26.8%
Public administration	2.6%	2.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	16.4%	16.4%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	26.0%	26.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jennings, KS	98	$63,728	21.6%
Danbury, NE	53	$59,349	27.0%
Herndon, KS	153	$49,352	39.3%
Dresden, KS	67	$0	100.0%
Oberlin, KS	1,771	$53,469	34.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Union City, MI	1,771	$60,341	25.8%
Senath, MO	1,771	$50,729	37.6%
Presidential Lakes Estates, NJ	1,771	$121,680	49.6%
Collinsville, TX	1,771	$81,963	0.8%
Nicholson, GA	1,772	$64,864	20.2%
Oberlin, KS	1,771	$53,469	34.3%

Source: The Oberlin, 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.