Parachute, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

122%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Parachute	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$27,633	$50,207	$44,883
Median household income	$74,259	$94,396	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$98,963	$119,529	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$57,944	$58,404	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,643	$58,688	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,740	$41,667	$38,439
Unemployment rate	10.9%	4.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.6%	12.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Parachute is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Parachute is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Parachute is 122% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Parachute is 36% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,501 $74,259 $148,518

City

$62,924 $94,396 $188,792

State

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

Nation

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Parachute median earnings by income bracket

Parachute employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	26.3%	26.3%
Manufacturing sector	11.1%	11.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	2.8%	2.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.1%	11.1%
Education, health & social services	5.4%	5.4%
Other	32.1%	32.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
De Beque, CO	516	$97,538	19.9%
Battlement Mesa, CO	5,041	$96,987	19.2%
Collbran, CO	615	$56,842	30.1%
Parachute, CO	1,885	$74,259	8.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Linden, AL	1,885	$50,182	38.3%
Clayton, GA	1,885	$57,739	29.0%
Jenkins, KY	1,885	$40,909	49.7%
Saint-Louis, NB	1,885	n/a
Florala, AL	1,884	$33,155	59.2%
Parachute, CO	1,885	$74,259	8.7%

Source: The Parachute, CO 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.