Why, AZ Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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56%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

53%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Why	Arizona	National
Income per capita	$19,704	$40,183	$44,883
Median household income	$38,077	$75,284	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$39,006	$92,070	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$53,243	$52,080
Median earnings male	$33,963	$49,503	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$38,319	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.0%	4.9%
Poverty level	52.3%	17.7%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Why is 56% lower than the national average
The median household income in Why is 53% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Why is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Why is 246% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,382 $38,077 $76,154

City

$50,184 $75,284 $150,568

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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Why employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	100.0%	100.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ajo, AZ	2,790	$61,164	24.8%
Charco, AZ	8	$0	100.0%
Why, AZ	66	$38,077	53.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cale, AR	66	$52,829	35.0%
Coy, AR	66	$44,752	45.0%
Bear Valley CDP (Alpine County), CA	66	$0	100.0%
Heeney, CO	66	$0	100.0%
St. Paul, IA	66	$88,318	8.6%
Why, AZ	66	$38,077	53.2%

Source: The Why, AZ 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.