Prior Lake, MN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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73%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

96%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prior Lake	Minnesota	National
Income per capita	$51,553	$33,225	$29,829
Median household income	$108,481	$63,217	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$122,132	$77,618	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$41,716	$34,348	$35,192
Median earnings male	$64,068	$40,933	$36,919
Median earnings female	$43,538	$29,114	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.4%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.6%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Prior Lake is 73% higher than the national average
The median household income in Prior Lake is 96% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prior Lake is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Prior Lake is 70% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$72,313 $108,481 $216,962

City

$42,140 $63,217 $126,434

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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Prior Lake median earnings by income bracket

Prior Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.8%	9.8%
Manufacturing sector	17.7%	17.7%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	7.1%
Wholesale & retail services	19.8%	19.8%
Public administration	2.3%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.5%	6.5%
Education, health & social services	5.4%	5.4%
Other	29.7%	29.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Minnetonka Beach, MN	590	$250,001	351.9%
Greenwood, MN	742	$183,750	232.1%
Victoria, MN	9,787	$166,477	200.9%
Shorewood, MN	7,939	$146,029	164.0%
Minnetrista, MN	7,989	$144,188	160.6%
Prior Lake, MN	26,775	$108,481	96.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Florence, AZ	26,777	$58,363	5.5%
Winona, MN	26,772	$48,653	12.1%
Hutto, TX	26,778	$87,333	57.9%
Colleyville, TX	26,766	$171,485	210.0%
West Linn, OR	26,764	$119,415	115.9%
Prior Lake, MN	26,775	$108,481	96.1%

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