WaKeeney, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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25%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	WaKeeney	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$37,177	$28,478	$29,829
Median household income	$54,805	$53,571	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$68,702	$67,823	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,235	$32,780	$35,192
Median earnings male	$44,231	$36,604	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,482	$24,737	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.5%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in WaKeeney is 25% higher than the national average
The median household income in WaKeeney is 1% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in WaKeeney is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in WaKeeney is 59% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,533 $54,805 $109,610

City

$35,710 $53,571 $107,142

State

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

Nation

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WaKeeney median earnings by income bracket

WaKeeney employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.5%	17.5%
Manufacturing sector	13.2%	13.2%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	11.0%	11.0%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.0%	9.0%
Education, health & social services	5.8%	5.8%
Other	34.8%	34.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Collyer, KS	80	$43,750	20.9%
WaKeeney, KS	2,031	$54,805	0.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
West Hill, OH	2,031	$25,602	53.7%
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, QC	2,031	n/a
Pablo, MT	2,032	$23,750	57.1%
Lucasville, OH	2,030	$68,553	23.9%
Waurika, OK	2,030	$42,568	23.1%
WaKeeney, KS	2,031	$54,805	0.9%

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