Walker Lake, NV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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41%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

69%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Walker Lake	Nevada	National
Income per capita	$17,716	$27,253	$29,829
Median household income	$16,927	$53,094	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$68,369	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$16,588	$38,963	$35,192
Median earnings male	$34,211	$33,873	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$26,928	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.2%	5.9%	4.7%
Poverty level	36.4%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Walker Lake is 41% lower than the national average
The median household income in Walker Lake is 69% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Walker Lake is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Walker Lake is 141% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$11,283 $16,927 $33,854

City

$35,392 $53,094 $106,188

State

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

Nation

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Walker Lake median earnings by income bracket

Walker Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	55.0%	55.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	27.5%	27.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	17.5%	17.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hawthorne, NV	2,734	$33,697	39.1%
Walker Lake, NV	308	$16,927	69.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Boligee, AL	308	$9,083	83.6%
Willisville, AR	308	$40,545	26.7%
Coal Creek town, CO	308	$44,750	19.1%
Twin Lakes, IA	308	$104,797	89.4%
Alvan, IL	308	$45,313	18.1%
Walker Lake, NV	308	$16,927	69.4%

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