WaKeeney, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	WaKeeney	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$54,303	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$82,918	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,879	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$42,561	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$63,820	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,907	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.3%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in WaKeeney is 21% higher than the national average
The median household income in WaKeeney is 2% higher 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

$55,273 $82,918 $165,836

City

$54,021 $81,041 $162,082

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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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	82	$66,444	18.3%
WaKeeney, KS	2,113	$82,918	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Byron, CA	2,113	$119,573	47.0%
Pine Grove, CA	2,113	$92,313	13.5%
San Pasqual, CA	2,113	$154,856	90.4%
West Buechel, KY	2,113	$65,226	19.8%
Erma, NJ	2,113	$123,935	52.4%
WaKeeney, KS	2,113	$82,918	1.9%

Source: The WaKeeney, KS 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.