Prairie Heights, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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39%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

101%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prairie Heights	Washington	National
Income per capita	$62,259	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$163,599	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$171,971	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$85,983	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$89,831	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$48,346	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.8%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Prairie Heights is 39% higher than the national average
The median household income in Prairie Heights is 101% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prairie Heights is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Prairie Heights is 68% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$109,055 $163,599 $327,198

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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Prairie Heights median earnings by income bracket

Prairie Heights employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.4%	14.4%
Manufacturing sector	19.7%	19.7%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	21.6%	21.6%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.9%	12.9%
Education, health & social services	4.4%	4.4%
Other	25.0%	25.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McKenna, WA	644	$215,656	165.2%
DuPont, WA	9,807	$141,121	73.5%
Frederickson, WA	22,845	$136,600	68.0%
South Hill, WA	66,102	$135,909	67.1%
Summit View, WA	9,371	$118,660	45.9%
Prairie Heights, WA	4,974	$163,599	101.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wauchula, FL	4,974	$47,768	41.3%
Hamilton, MT	4,973	$52,849	35.0%
Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, QC	4,973	n/a
New Castle, CO	4,975	$120,498	48.2%
Hunters Creek Village, TX	4,975	$379,829	367.0%
Prairie Heights, WA	4,974	$163,599	101.1%

Source: The Prairie Heights, 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.