Parkston, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

66%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Parkston	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$31,715	$27,516	$29,829
Median household income	$64,063	$52,078	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$76,667	$66,299	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$40,852	$30,800	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,017	$35,140	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,173	$24,451	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.6%	2.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.3%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Parkston is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Parkston is 16% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Parkston is 66% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Parkston is 59% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,704 $64,063 $128,126

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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Parkston median earnings by income bracket

Parkston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.7%	9.7%
Manufacturing sector	11.3%	11.3%
Financial & insurance services	2.5%	2.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.4%	13.4%
Public administration	0.5%	0.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.8%	13.8%
Education, health & social services	12.2%	12.2%
Other	27.9%	27.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dimock, SD	141	$69,375	25.4%
Ethan, SD	328	$56,667	2.4%
Tripp, SD	572	$52,656	4.8%
Delmont, SD	198	$47,500	14.1%
Kaylor, SD	9	$0	100.0%
Parkston, SD	1,756	$64,063	15.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Golden's Bridge, NY	1,756	$194,464	251.5%
Elmore, OH	1,756	$51,094	7.6%
Mont Alto, PA	1,756	$62,429	12.8%
Chatham, VA	1,756	$54,844	0.9%
Bay Bulls, NL	1,756	n/a
Parkston, SD	1,756	$64,063	15.8%

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