Paola, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Paola	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$44,988	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$76,988	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$116,188	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,514	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,552	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,127	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.2%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.9%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Paola is equal to the national average
The median household income in Paola is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Paola is 96% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Paola is 54% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,320 $76,988 $153,976

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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Paola median earnings by income bracket

Paola employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.6%	12.6%
Manufacturing sector	18.7%	18.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.6%	2.6%
Wholesale & retail services	12.1%	12.1%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.7%	10.7%
Education, health & social services	11.1%	11.1%
Other	29.3%	29.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spring Hill, KS	7,207	$128,357	57.8%
Louisburg, KS	4,669	$114,811	41.2%
Bucyrus, KS	278	$114,026	40.2%
Cleveland, MO	810	$106,513	31.0%
Edgerton, KS	1,800	$104,606	28.6%
Paola, KS	5,838	$76,988	5.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lucerne Valley, CA	5,837	$58,486	28.1%
Addis, LA	5,837	$118,644	45.9%
Covington, VA	5,839	$62,245	23.5%
Solvang, CA	5,836	$123,837	52.3%
Nazareth, PA	5,836	$76,221	6.3%
Paola, KS	5,838	$76,988	5.3%

Source: The Paola, 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.