Oglala, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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61%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

59%

Household income NAT. AVG.

306%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Oglala	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$11,704	$27,516	$29,829
Median household income	$22,448	$52,078	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$66,299	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,588	$30,800	$35,192
Median earnings male	$23,207	$35,140	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$24,451	$26,250
Unemployment rate	18.9%	2.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	42.1%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Oglala is 61% lower than the national average
The median household income in Oglala is 59% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Oglala is 306% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Oglala is 178% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$14,963 $22,448 $44,896

City

$34,715 $52,078 $104,156

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Oglala median earnings by income bracket

Oglala employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.9%	5.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.8%	17.8%
Public administration	10.5%	10.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	12.8%	12.8%
Other	53.0%	53.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pine Ridge, SD	2,984	$37,198	32.8%
Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD	405	$27,843	49.7%
White Clay, NE	0	$0	100.0%
Oglala, SD	1,816	$22,448	59.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mount Cobb, PA	1,816	$107,679	94.6%
Second Mesa, AZ	1,817	$44,226	20.1%
Homosassa, FL	1,817	$48,571	12.2%
Jenkins, KY	1,815	$27,415	50.4%
Pierre Part, LA	1,815	$37,319	32.5%
Oglala, SD	1,816	$22,448	59.4%

Source: The Oglala, SD employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).