Scott City, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

85%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Scott City	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$27,383	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$49,453	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$76,458	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,677	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,089	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$20,288	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.7%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.4%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Scott City is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Scott City is 11% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Scott City is 85% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Scott City is 44% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$32,965 $49,453 $98,906

City

$35,710 $53,571 $107,142

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Scott City median earnings by income bracket

Scott City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.3%	6.3%
Manufacturing sector	8.5%	8.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	22.4%	22.4%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	4.2%	4.2%
Other	45.3%	45.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Scott City, KS	3,904	$49,453	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Deephaven, MN	3,904	$132,813	140.1%
Greendale, IN	3,903	$66,275	19.8%
Bunkie, LA	3,903	$24,129	56.4%
Vandalia, MO	3,903	$37,634	32.0%
Ridgeland, SC	3,903	$35,962	35.0%
Scott City, KS	3,904	$49,453	10.6%

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