Wounded Knee, SD Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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95%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

95%

Household income NAT. AVG.

1,212%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wounded Knee	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$1,419	$27,516	$29,829
Median household income	$2,499	$52,078	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$0	$66,299	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$2,499	$30,800	$35,192
Median earnings male	$0	$35,140	$36,919
Median earnings female	$0	$24,451	$26,250
Unemployment rate	61.2%	2.8%	4.7%
Poverty level	100.0%	14.0%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wounded Knee is 95% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wounded Knee is 95% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wounded Knee is 1212% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Wounded Knee is 562% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$1,665 $2,499 $4,998

City

$34,715 $52,078 $104,156

State

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

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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Wounded Knee median earnings by income bracket

Wounded Knee employment by industry

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

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Batesland, SD	82	$68,750	24.3%
Pine Ridge, SD	2,984	$37,198	32.8%
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Porcupine, SD	1,381	$19,118	65.4%
White Clay, NE	0	$0	100.0%
Wounded Knee, SD	197	$2,499	95.5%

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Black Oak, AR	197	$51,033	7.8%
Wainiha, HI	197	$108,750	96.6%
Island Park, ID	197	$34,821	37.1%
White City, IL	197	$54,063	2.3%
Morganville, KS	197	$41,875	24.3%
Wounded Knee, SD	197	$2,499	95.5%

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