Searchlight, NV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

42%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Searchlight	Nevada	National
Income per capita	$35,570	$41,311	$44,883
Median household income	$46,770	$80,045	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$101,760	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$57,613	$52,080
Median earnings male	$32,956	$50,284	$54,343
Median earnings female	$62,588	$40,052	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	6.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.1%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Searchlight is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Searchlight is 42% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Searchlight is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Searchlight is 60% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$31,176 $46,770 $93,540

City

$53,357 $80,045 $160,090

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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Searchlight median earnings by income bracket

Searchlight employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.8%	20.8%
Manufacturing sector	16.7%	16.7%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.8%	20.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	41.7%	41.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cal-Nev-Ari, NV	191	$56,268	30.8%
Searchlight, NV	359	$46,770	42.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Trinidad, CA	359	$129,944	59.8%
Bode, IA	359	$73,412	9.7%
Grand View, ID	359	$52,586	35.3%
Sedalia, KY	359	$66,775	17.9%
Garretts Mill, MD	359	$0	100.0%
Searchlight, NV	359	$46,770	42.5%

Source: The Searchlight, NV 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.