Ridgeway, AK Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

86%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ridgeway	Alaska	National
Income per capita	$63,163	$51,732	$44,883
Median household income	$151,245	$112,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$160,793	$134,336	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$133,478	$77,776	$52,080
Median earnings male	$109,664	$62,181	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,873	$46,140	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.5%	5.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.4%	10.1%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ridgeway is 41% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ridgeway is 86% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ridgeway is 12% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ridgeway is 51% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$100,819 $151,245 $302,490

City

$74,686 $112,041 $224,082

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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Ridgeway median earnings by income bracket

Ridgeway employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.3%	23.3%
Manufacturing sector	4.3%	4.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.3%	8.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	1.7%	1.7%
Education, health & social services	12.9%	12.9%
Other	46.8%	46.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sterling, AK	5,329	$135,615	66.7%
Kalifornsky, AK	8,576	$128,538	58.0%
Kasilof, AK	722	$118,043	45.1%
Cohoe, AK	1,511	$102,070	25.5%
Kenai, AK	8,089	$101,062	24.3%
Ridgeway, AK	2,712	$151,245	86.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Big Coppitt Key, FL	2,712	$152,100	87.0%
Iona, ID	2,711	$113,504	39.6%
Waverly, VA	2,711	$87,996	8.2%
Saint-Basile, QC	2,711	n/a
East Garafraxa, ON	2,711	n/a
Ridgeway, AK	2,712	$151,245	86.0%

Source: The Ridgeway, AK 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.