Surprise, AZ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

45%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Surprise	Arizona	National
Income per capita	$46,591	$40,183	$44,883
Median household income	$106,949	$75,284	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$112,179	$92,070	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$89,983	$53,243	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,120	$49,503	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,261	$38,319	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.7%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.6%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Surprise is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in Surprise is 31% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Surprise is 45% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Surprise is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$71,292 $106,949 $213,898

City

$50,184 $75,284 $150,568

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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Surprise median earnings by income bracket

Surprise employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.1%	11.1%
Manufacturing sector	8.3%	8.3%
Financial & insurance services	6.2%	6.2%
Wholesale & retail services	18.5%	18.5%
Public administration	6.5%	6.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.4%	8.4%
Education, health & social services	10.8%	10.8%
Other	28.7%	28.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Citrus Park, AZ	5,880	$170,050	109.1%
Anthem, AZ	24,320	$150,288	84.8%
Litchfield Park, AZ	6,410	$141,960	74.5%
Goodyear, AZ	85,486	$128,510	58.0%
Peoria, AZ	177,686	$114,157	40.4%
Surprise, AZ	142,589	$106,949	31.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Whitby, ON	142,607	n/a
Carrollton, TX	142,475	$122,152	50.2%
Charleston, SC	142,427	$106,951	31.5%
Waco, TX	142,208	$60,968	25.0%
Milton, ON	142,128	n/a
Surprise, AZ	142,589	$106,949	31.5%

Source: The Surprise, AZ 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.