Whitefish, MT Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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53%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

6%

Household income NAT. AVG.

38%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Whitefish	Montana	National
Income per capita	$45,597	$27,309	$29,829
Median household income	$51,821	$48,380	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$71,031	$60,564	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,683	$30,651	$35,192
Median earnings male	$42,011	$31,798	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,344	$21,711	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.6%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.2%	14.9%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Whitefish is 53% 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 38% 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

$34,543 $51,821 $103,642

City

$32,250 $48,380 $96,760

State

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

Nation

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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	8,416	$59,338	7.3%
Helena Flats, MT	1,219	$48,438	12.4%
Columbia Falls, MT	5,651	$48,427	12.5%
Kalispell, MT	23,935	$47,750	13.7%
Coram, MT	302	$42,778	22.7%
Whitefish, MT	8,032	$51,821	6.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
The Blue Mountains, ON	8,029	n/a
Skiatook, OK	8,036	$44,120	20.2%
Lac-Beauport, QC	8,037	n/a
Cherry Valley, CA	8,026	$70,471	27.4%
Rolling Hills Estates, CA	8,025	$149,632	170.5%
Whitefish, MT	8,032	$51,821	6.3%

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