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

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95%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

95%

Household income NAT. AVG.

1,231%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wounded Knee	South Dakota	National
Income per capita	$2,124	$41,166	$44,883
Median household income	$3,698	$77,914	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$0	$100,475	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$3,690	$45,187	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$52,540	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,073	$38,439
Unemployment rate	65.2%	2.9%	4.9%
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 1231% 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

$2,465 $3,698 $7,396

City

$51,937 $77,914 $155,828

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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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

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Batesland, SD	85	$102,970	26.6%
Pine Ridge, SD	3,063	$56,363	30.7%
Manderson-White Horse Creek, SD	413	$41,309	49.2%
Porcupine, SD	1,422	$28,915	64.4%
White Clay, NE	0	$0	100.0%
Wounded Knee, SD	201	$3,698	95.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Emerson, AR	201	$36,482	55.1%
Gold Hill, CO	201	$0	100.0%
Gilson, IL	201	$157,805	94.0%
Otterville, IL	201	$78,873	3.0%
Vernon, IN	201	$41,325	49.2%
Wounded Knee, SD	201	$3,698	95.5%

Source: The Wounded Knee, SD 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.