Paradise, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

36%

Household income NAT. AVG.

298%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Paradise	Montana	National
Income per capita	$26,424	$39,875	$44,883
Median household income	$51,947	$71,326	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$57,405	$88,680	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,249	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$47,130	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$32,153	$38,439
Unemployment rate	19.5%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.6%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Paradise is 41% lower than the national average
The median household income in Paradise is 36% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Paradise is 298% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Paradise is 63% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$34,627 $51,947 $103,894

City

$47,545 $71,326 $142,652

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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Paradise median earnings by income bracket

Paradise employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	53.3%	53.3%
Other	46.7%	46.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Weeksville, MT	90	$131,518	61.7%
St. Regis, MT	215	$62,172	23.6%
Superior, MT	763	$54,840	32.6%
Plains, MT	1,039	$35,387	56.5%
Paradise, MT	118	$51,947	36.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Nikolai, AK	118	$47,757	41.3%
Onycha, AL	118	$50,416	38.0%
Ridgeville, AL	118	$39,261	51.7%
Fulton, AR	118	$31,916	60.8%
Staves, AR	118	$0	100.0%
Paradise, MT	118	$51,947	36.1%

Source: The Paradise, MT 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.