White Bear Lake, MN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

28%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	White Bear Lake	Minnesota	National
Income per capita	$56,876	$49,588	$44,883
Median household income	$103,888	$92,370	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$134,314	$117,544	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,961	$52,026	$52,080
Median earnings male	$69,700	$60,747	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,810	$42,223	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.6%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.3%	10.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in White Bear Lake is 27% higher than the national average
The median household income in White Bear Lake is 28% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in White Bear Lake is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in White Bear Lake is 58% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$69,251 $103,888 $207,776

City

$61,573 $92,370 $184,740

State

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

Nation

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White Bear Lake median earnings by income bracket

White Bear Lake employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.4%	12.4%
Manufacturing sector	16.5%	16.5%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	13.9%	13.9%
Public administration	1.9%	1.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	11.6%	11.6%
Other	34.0%	34.0%

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Sunfish Lake, MN	540	$373,859	359.7%
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Pine Springs, MN	452	$201,342	147.6%
White Bear Lake, MN	26,260	$103,888	27.7%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ruskin, FL	26,287	$93,451	14.9%
McDonough, GA	26,228	$105,119	29.2%
Franklin, IN	26,224	$88,984	9.4%
Bay Point, CA	26,221	$101,717	25.1%
Lochearn, MD	26,216	$95,396	17.3%
White Bear Lake, MN	26,260	$103,888	27.7%

Source: The White Bear Lake, MN 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.