Shively, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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30%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

25%

Household income NAT. AVG.

2%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shively	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$20,816	$24,802	$29,829
Median household income	$41,455	$44,811	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$55,663	$56,922	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,720	$26,529	$35,192
Median earnings male	$26,447	$32,723	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,301	$23,082	$26,250
Unemployment rate	4.6%	4.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	19.1%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shively is 30% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shively is 25% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shively is 2% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shively is 27% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,633 $41,455 $82,910

City

$29,871 $44,811 $89,622

State

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

Nation

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Shively median earnings by income bracket

Shively employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.6%	7.6%
Manufacturing sector	22.0%	22.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	20.2%	20.2%
Public administration	2.7%	2.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.3%	15.3%
Education, health & social services	9.8%	9.8%
Other	20.5%	20.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Glenview, KY	603	$250,001	351.9%
Maryhill Estates, KY	219	$243,056	339.3%
Mockingbird Valley, KY	144	$216,250	290.9%
Riverwood, KY	535	$209,167	278.1%
Rolling Fields, KY	489	$181,875	228.8%
Shively, KY	15,723	$41,455	25.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kenora, ON	15,728	n/a
Isla Vista, CA	15,733	$21,018	62.0%
Warrington, FL	15,710	$40,115	27.5%
Longmeadow, MA	15,736	$124,410	124.9%
Payson, AZ	15,708	$55,303	0.0%
Shively, KY	15,723	$41,455	25.1%

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