West Kennebunk, ME Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

40%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Kennebunk	Maine	National
Income per capita	$36,466	$28,473	$29,829
Median household income	$73,625	$50,826	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$88,173	$61,950	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$49,524	$28,066	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,169	$34,117	$36,919
Median earnings female	$19,659	$25,068	$26,250
Unemployment rate	6.5%	3.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.3%	13.5%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in West Kennebunk is 22% higher than the national average
The median household income in West Kennebunk is 33% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Kennebunk is 40% higher than the national average
The poverty level in West Kennebunk is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,078 $73,625 $147,250

City

$33,880 $50,826 $101,652

State

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

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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West Kennebunk median earnings by income bracket

West Kennebunk employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.6%	6.6%
Manufacturing sector	22.8%	22.8%
Financial & insurance services	4.8%	4.8%
Wholesale & retail services	19.7%	19.7%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	3.1%	3.1%
Other	35.6%	35.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Kennebunk, ME	5,792	$81,354	47.1%
Kennebunkport, ME	1,194	$81,000	46.4%
Saco, ME	19,716	$71,755	29.7%
Scarborough, ME	5,268	$66,804	20.8%
Berwick, ME	1,985	$65,464	18.3%
West Kennebunk, ME	1,154	$73,625	33.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Spring Valley CDP (Lake County), CA	1,154	$26,833	51.5%
Astoria, IL	1,154	$38,068	31.2%
Hatfield, MA	1,154	$80,417	45.4%
Urbancrest, OH	1,154	$24,306	56.1%
Richlandtown, PA	1,154	$61,597	11.3%
West Kennebunk, ME	1,154	$73,625	33.1%

Source: The West Kennebunk, ME employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).