Porcupine, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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78%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

64%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Porcupine	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$10,023	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$28,915	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$16,817	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,070	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$27,651	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	9.0%	2.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	86.9%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Porcupine is 78% lower than the national average
The median household income in Porcupine is 64% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Porcupine is 84% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Porcupine is 475% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$19,274 $28,915 $57,830

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

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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Porcupine median earnings by income bracket

Porcupine 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	23.9%	23.9%
Public administration	13.8%	13.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	36.2%	36.2%
Other	26.1%	26.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Batesland, SD	85	$102,970	26.6%
Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD	413	$41,309	49.2%
Wounded Knee, SD	201	$3,698	95.5%
Kyle, SD	930	$0	100.0%
Porcupine, SD	1,422	$28,915	64.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ladera, CA	1,422	$293,279	260.6%
Albers, IL	1,422	$142,186	74.8%
Wymore, NE	1,422	$66,816	17.8%
Denmark, NB	1,422	n/a
Waldo, AR	1,423	$50,312	38.1%
Porcupine, SD	1,422	$28,915	64.4%

Source: The Porcupine, SD 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.