Wells River, VT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wells River	Vermont	National
Income per capita	$29,877	$44,794	$44,883
Median household income	$56,288	$82,422	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,446	$100,400	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,990	$48,793	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,771	$51,965	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$39,268	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	24.9%	11.6%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wells River is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wells River is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wells River is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Wells River is 65% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,521 $56,288 $112,576

City

$54,942 $82,422 $164,844

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Wells River median earnings by income bracket

Wells River employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.7%	2.7%
Manufacturing sector	5.5%	5.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	27.4%	27.4%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	21.9%	21.9%
Education, health & social services	11.0%	11.0%
Other	30.1%	30.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mountain Lakes, NH	663	$88,834	9.2%
Bradford, VT	952	$84,802	4.3%
Lisbon, NH	873	$82,389	1.3%
North Haverhill, NH	1,200	$81,891	0.7%
Newbury, VT	411	$80,452	1.1%
Wells River, VT	424	$56,288	30.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hammondville, AL	424	$79,270	2.5%
Desert Shores, CA	424	$0	100.0%
Union, IA	424	$83,236	2.3%
Deary, ID	424	$89,694	10.3%
Hazleton, IN	424	$65,590	19.4%
Wells River, VT	424	$56,288	30.8%

Source: The Wells River, VT 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.