Silver Lake, WI Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Silver Lake	Wisconsin	National
Income per capita	$41,986	$43,754	$44,883
Median household income	$90,266	$81,774	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$114,299	$103,160	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,840	$47,125	$52,080
Median earnings male	$58,622	$54,326	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,907	$38,113	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.9%	3.9%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.2%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Silver Lake is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Silver Lake is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Silver Lake is 20% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Silver Lake is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,171 $90,266 $180,532

City

$54,510 $81,774 $163,548

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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Silver Lake median earnings by income bracket

Silver Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.9%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	33.5%	1.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.9%	8.1%
Wholesale & retail services	16.1%	9.6%
Public administration	0.8%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%	3.1%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	37.0%
Other	22.1%	24.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Third Lake, IL	1,192	$204,409	151.3%
Spring Grove, IL	5,867	$190,360	134.1%
Ringwood, IL	762	$187,806	130.9%
Grandwood Park, IL	5,247	$186,894	129.8%
Lindenhurst, IL	14,637	$173,028	112.7%
Silver Lake, WI	2,599	$90,266	11.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pelican Rapids, MN	2,598	$73,750	9.3%
Jacobus, PA	2,598	$144,033	77.1%
Woodland Beach, MI	2,600	$82,352	1.3%
Fredericktown, OH	2,600	$82,376	1.3%
Stanfield, OR	2,600	$90,455	11.2%
Silver Lake, WI	2,599	$90,266	11.0%

Source: The Silver Lake, WI 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.