White Center, WA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	White Center	Washington	National
Income per capita	$46,231	$48,431	$44,883
Median household income	$90,616	$91,816	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$147,248	$120,601	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$61,374	$60,275	$52,080
Median earnings male	$56,627	$60,502	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,052	$39,812	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.5%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.0%	12.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in White Center is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in White Center is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in White Center is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in White Center is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,404 $90,616 $181,232

City

$61,204 $91,816 $183,632

State

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

Nation

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White Center median earnings by income bracket

White Center employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	18.0%	18.0%
Manufacturing sector	12.5%	12.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	9.2%	9.2%
Public administration	1.6%	1.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.4%	10.4%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	34.6%	34.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hunts Point, WA	354	$375,086	361.2%
Clyde Hill, WA	3,430	$373,193	358.8%
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Beaux Arts Village, WA	408	$362,576	345.8%
Medina, WA	3,360	$276,317	239.7%
White Center, WA	16,584	$90,616	11.4%

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Southchase, FL	16,590	$91,802	12.9%
Sulphur Springs, TX	16,573	$72,528	10.8%
Fort Mohave, AZ	16,571	$86,850	6.8%
Waxhaw, NC	16,569	$177,048	117.7%
Brunswick, ME	16,566	$96,013	18.0%
White Center, WA	16,584	$90,616	11.4%

Source: The White Center, WA 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.