Poulsbo, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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28%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Poulsbo	Washington	National
Income per capita	$57,305	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$107,732	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$152,015	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$61,198	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$93,501	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,408	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.7%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Poulsbo is 28% higher than the national average
The median household income in Poulsbo is 32% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Poulsbo is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Poulsbo is 29% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$71,814 $107,732 $215,464

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

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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Poulsbo median earnings by income bracket

Poulsbo employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	7.0%
Manufacturing sector	15.5%	15.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.5%	4.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.6%	10.6%
Public administration	18.3%	18.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.9%	4.9%
Education, health & social services	5.7%	5.7%
Other	32.4%	32.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Woodway, WA	1,115	$287,633	253.6%
Bainbridge Island, WA	25,850	$183,894	126.1%
Meadowdale, WA	3,259	$178,161	119.1%
Chico, WA	3,305	$162,426	99.7%
Esperance, WA	4,534	$152,652	87.7%
Poulsbo, WA	11,279	$107,732	32.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pompton Lakes, NJ	11,276	$146,552	80.2%
Munhall, PA	11,275	$64,083	21.2%
Blackfalds, AB	11,272	n/a
Kings Mountain, NC	11,271	$58,463	28.1%
Asbury Lake, FL	11,267	$107,466	32.1%
Poulsbo, WA	11,279	$107,732	32.5%

Source: The Poulsbo, WA 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.