| ECONOMY | Wakefield-Peacedale | Merriam | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 8.70% | 5.40% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | -2.58% | 0.63% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 26.14% | 35.86% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 7.00% | 8.65% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 3.75% | 6.25% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $33,907 | $28,048 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $66,451 | $54,392 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 6.46% | 5.93% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 7.57% | 8.47% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 7.94% | 11.54% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 12.86% | 18.70% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 21.31% | 29.48% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 17.10% | 13.76% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 16.53% | 9.14% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 8.14% | 2.04% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 1.94% | 0.89% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.14% | 0.06% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 14.99% | 15.47% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 27.96% | 23.96% | 20.61% |
| Service | 22.54% | 11.91% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 21.12% | 28.71% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.78% | 0.14% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 5.73% | 9.26% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 6.85% | 10.56% | 14.05% |
