Whitefish, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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54%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Whitefish	Montana	National
Income per capita	$69,249	$39,875	$44,883
Median household income	$76,572	$71,326	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,102	$88,680	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,193	$45,249	$52,080
Median earnings male	$62,096	$47,130	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,097	$32,153	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.2%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Whitefish is 54% higher than the national average
The median household income in Whitefish is 6% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Whitefish is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Whitefish is 59% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$51,042 $76,572 $153,144

City

$47,545 $71,326 $142,652

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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Whitefish median earnings by income bracket

Whitefish employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.4%	10.4%
Manufacturing sector	6.0%	6.0%
Financial & insurance services	4.1%	4.1%
Wholesale & retail services	13.4%	13.4%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.6%	0.6%
Education, health & social services	17.0%	17.0%
Other	42.7%	42.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Evergreen, MT	8,660	$88,728	9.1%
Helena Flats, MT	1,251	$73,238	10.0%
Kalispell, MT	24,848	$71,294	12.3%
Columbia Falls, MT	5,854	$71,202	12.5%
Coram, MT	310	$62,680	22.9%
Whitefish, MT	8,333	$76,572	5.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Monona, WI	8,334	$115,179	41.6%
Downingtown, PA	8,331	$109,798	35.0%
Fairwood CDP (Spokane County), WA	8,331	$96,442	18.6%
Alliance, NE	8,330	$87,743	7.9%
Hempstead, TX	8,329	$55,918	31.2%
Whitefish, MT	8,333	$76,572	5.9%

Source: The Whitefish, MT 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.