Ridgway, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 7%

Household income 0%

Unemployment 16%

Index	Ridgway	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$32,029	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$55,368	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$60,750	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,083	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,536	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,429	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.9%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	15.9%	12.2%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Ridgway is 7% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ridgway is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ridgway is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ridgway is 5% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,908$55,368$110,736

City

$41,675$62,520$125,040

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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Ridgway median earnings by income bracket

Ridgway employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.2%	1.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.9%	4.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	2.2%	10.1%
Public administration	13.7%	9.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.7%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	19.4%
Other	61.3%	56.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sawpit, CO	31	$118,333	114%
Loghill Village, CO	467	$93,750	69%
Ouray, CO	849	$66,923	21%
Portland, CO	129	$48,409	12%
Colona, CO	0	$0	100%
Ridgway, CO	1,012	$55,368	0%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Isola, MS	1,012	$26,154	53%
Goshen, KY	1,012	$83,500	51%
Lake Roesiger, WA	1,012	$88,125	59%
East Gull Lake, MN	1,012	$80,781	46%
West Kennebunk, ME	1,011	$91,563	66%
Ridgway, CO	1,012	$55,368	0%

Source: The Ridgway, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).