Wanatah, IN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wanatah	Indiana	National
Income per capita	$44,335	$39,271	$44,883
Median household income	$90,600	$75,463	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,105	$93,561	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$41,230	$44,330	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,704	$53,211	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,270	$34,936	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.9%	4.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.5%	15.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wanatah is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wanatah is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wanatah is equal to the national average
The poverty level in Wanatah is 17% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,393 $90,600 $181,200

City

$50,303 $75,463 $150,926

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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Wanatah median earnings by income bracket

Wanatah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.3%	10.3%
Manufacturing sector	27.2%	27.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.2%	20.2%
Public administration	4.8%	4.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.9%	10.9%
Education, health & social services	8.2%	8.2%
Other	17.5%	17.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shorewood Forest, IN	3,039	$206,159	153.5%
Aberdeen, IN	1,765	$193,562	138.0%
Porter, IN	5,012	$126,760	55.9%
Burns Harbor, IN	2,165	$121,217	49.0%
Chesterton, IN	14,371	$114,939	41.3%
Wanatah, IN	1,240	$90,600	11.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Georgetown, CO	1,240	$54,516	33.0%
Mount Gilead, NC	1,240	$46,752	42.5%
Nunda, NY	1,240	$56,724	30.3%
Darrington, WA	1,240	$50,129	38.4%
Lamèque, NB	1,240	n/a
Wanatah, IN	1,240	$90,600	11.4%

Source: The Wanatah, IN 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.