Sammamish, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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144%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

228%

Household income NAT. AVG.

62%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Sammamish	Washington	National
Income per capita	$72,652	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$181,464	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$200,305	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$123,650	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$131,608	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$58,917	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.8%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	3.1%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Sammamish is 144% higher than the national average
The median household income in Sammamish is 228% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Sammamish is 62% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Sammamish is 79% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$120,963 $181,464 $362,928

City

$41,894 $62,848 $125,696

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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Sammamish median earnings by income bracket

Sammamish employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.4%	4.4%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.4%	4.4%
Wholesale & retail services	16.5%	16.5%
Public administration	2.2%	2.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	3.9%	3.9%
Education, health & social services	5.7%	5.7%
Other	47.8%	47.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunts Point, WA	347	$250,001	351.9%
Yarrow Point, WA	1,353	$250,001	351.9%
Clyde Hill, WA	3,360	$250,001	351.9%
Beaux Arts Village, WA	396	$241,875	337.2%
Medina, WA	3,283	$185,163	234.7%
Sammamish, WA	65,265	$181,464	228.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Medicine Hat, AB	65,247	n/a
Schenectady, NY	65,336	$47,773	13.6%
Castle Rock, CO	65,176	$113,585	105.3%
Jupiter, FL	65,139	$87,163	57.6%
Bayonne, NJ	65,112	$69,511	25.6%
Sammamish, WA	65,265	$181,464	228.0%

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