Southwest, NV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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57%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Southwest	Reno	Nevada
Income per capita	$70,428	$53,671	$41,311
Median household income	$117,232	$92,953	$80,045
Median income owner occupied	$0	$132,499	$101,760
Median income renter occupied	$0	$67,991	$57,613
Median earnings male	$84,188	$56,263	$50,284
Median earnings female	$59,615	$46,480	$40,052
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.8%	6.2%
Poverty level	n/a	12.6%	14.9%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Southwest is 57% higher than the national average
The median household income in Southwest is 44% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Southwest is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Southwest is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,962 $92,953 $185,906

City

$53,357 $80,045 $160,090

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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Southwest median earnings by income bracket

Southwest employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.4%	9.4%
Manufacturing sector	9.4%	9.4%
Financial & insurance services	2.3%	2.3%
Wholesale & retail services	14.5%	14.5%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	14.5%	14.5%
Other	35.5%	35.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Virginia City, NV	681	$166,051	104.2%
Mogul, NV	1,356	$159,073	95.6%
Spanish Springs, NV	16,407	$151,739	86.6%
Golden Valley, NV	1,119	$126,449	55.5%
Cold Springs, NV	11,088	$111,910	37.6%
Reno, NV	258,532	$92,953	14.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burnaby, BC	258,827	n/a
Kitchener, ON	259,162	n/a
North Las Vegas, NV	256,144	$90,037	10.7%
Scottsdale, AZ	261,070	$136,683	68.1%
Glendale, AZ	255,914	$86,180	6.0%
Reno, NV	258,532	$92,953	14.3%

Source: The Southwest, Reno, NV 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.

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