Perry, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

63%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Perry	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$29,536	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$59,583	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$70,536	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,000	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,830	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$22,847	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.8%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Perry is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Perry is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Perry is 63% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Perry is 16% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,718 $59,583 $119,166

City

$35,710 $53,571 $107,142

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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Perry median earnings by income bracket

Perry employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.6%	23.6%
Manufacturing sector	9.8%	9.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	6.4%	6.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.8%	17.8%
Education, health & social services	1.8%	1.8%
Other	27.0%	27.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ozawkie, KS	673	$83,295	50.6%
Grantville, KS	206	$71,417	29.1%
Lecompton, KS	857	$61,458	11.1%
Meriden, KS	781	$61,168	10.6%
Lawrence, KS	97,348	$55,598	0.5%
Perry, KS	1,277	$59,583	7.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Leo, FL	1,277	$42,500	23.2%
Salix, PA	1,277	$48,482	12.4%
South River, ON	1,277	n/a
East Camden, AR	1,276	$32,500	41.3%
Airport, CA	1,276	$28,370	48.7%
Perry, KS	1,277	$59,583	7.7%

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