Spokane, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

5%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Spokane	Washington	National
Income per capita	$30,791	$32,999	$29,829
Median household income	$52,600	$62,848	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,491	$79,796	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,155	$41,061	$35,192
Median earnings male	$34,677	$41,953	$36,919
Median earnings female	$29,687	$27,576	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.3%	4.7%
Poverty level	16.5%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Spokane is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Spokane is 5% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Spokane is 21% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Spokane is 9% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$35,063 $52,600 $105,200

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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Spokane median earnings by income bracket

Spokane employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.3%	9.3%
Manufacturing sector	10.5%	10.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.8%	2.8%
Wholesale & retail services	17.4%	17.4%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.1%	7.1%
Education, health & social services	14.9%	14.9%
Other	31.4%	31.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Green Bluff, WA	366	$85,000	53.6%
Mead, WA	6,995	$70,582	27.6%
Town and Country, WA	5,402	$66,911	20.9%
Medical Lake, WA	4,950	$62,577	13.1%
Fairchild AFB, WA	3,464	$60,133	8.7%
Spokane, WA	219,185	$52,600	4.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spring Valley, NV	218,697	$60,814	9.9%
San Bernardino, CA	216,784	$49,287	10.9%
Baton Rouge, LA	222,191	$44,177	20.1%
Richmond, BC	222,489	n/a
Tacoma, WA	215,766	$64,457	16.5%
Spokane, WA	219,185	$52,600	4.9%

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