Wathena, KS Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wathena	Kansas	National
Income per capita	$46,941	$42,278	$44,883
Median household income	$80,889	$81,041	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,768	$102,579	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$39,463	$49,666	$52,080
Median earnings male	$74,074	$53,070	$54,343
Median earnings female	$48,908	$35,993	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.8%	13.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wathena is 5% higher than the national average
The median household income in Wathena is 1% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wathena is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wathena is 35% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,920 $80,889 $161,778

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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Wathena median earnings by income bracket

Wathena employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.1%	14.1%
Manufacturing sector	31.9%	31.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.4%	2.4%
Wholesale & retail services	9.0%	9.0%
Public administration	8.8%	8.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.3%	17.3%
Education, health & social services	9.0%	9.0%
Other	7.4%	7.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Country Club, MO	2,550	$115,678	42.2%
Agency, MO	722	$112,802	38.7%
De Kalb, MO	453	$106,584	31.0%
Cosby, MO	206	$88,517	8.8%
Rushville, MO	299	$76,403	6.1%
Wathena, KS	1,561	$80,889	0.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Montague, CA	1,561	$74,350	8.6%
Oakwood, IL	1,561	$68,657	15.6%
Southside Place, TX	1,561	$371,946	357.3%
West Baraboo, WI	1,561	$66,204	18.6%
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton, QC	1,561	n/a
Wathena, KS	1,561	$80,889	0.5%

Source: The Wathena, 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.