Renton, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

45%

Household income NAT. AVG.

47%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Renton	Washington	National
Income per capita	$61,578	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$117,565	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$159,491	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$96,783	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$73,835	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$59,144	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.6%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.1%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Renton is 37% higher than the national average
The median household income in Renton is 45% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Renton is 47% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Renton is 46% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$78,368 $117,565 $235,130

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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Renton median earnings by income bracket

Renton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.1%	10.1%
Manufacturing sector	15.1%	15.1%
Financial & insurance services	3.3%	3.3%
Wholesale & retail services	15.0%	15.0%
Public administration	2.7%	2.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.2%	8.2%
Education, health & social services	9.6%	9.6%
Other	33.7%	33.7%

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Hunts Point, WA	354	$375,086	361.2%
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Beaux Arts Village, WA	408	$362,576	345.8%
Medina, WA	3,360	$276,317	239.7%
Renton, WA	105,173	$117,565	44.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sparks, NV	105,155	$101,778	25.1%
Brantford, ON	105,103	n/a
Davenport, IA	105,320	$79,074	2.8%
Chatham-Kent, ON	105,414	n/a
El Cajon, CA	105,484	$84,174	3.5%
Renton, WA	105,173	$117,565	44.5%

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