| Index | Fonda | Iowa | National |
| Income per capita | $17,664 | $27,621 | $28,555 |
| Median household income | $38,281 | $52,716 | $53,482 |
| Median income owner occupied | $46,458 | $64,199 | $68,142 |
| Median income renter occupied | $15,000 | $29,226 | $33,219 |
| Median earnings male | $34,250 | $36,237 | $36,116 |
| Median earnings female | $13,563 | $24,406 | $25,692 |
| Unemployment rate | 1.6% | 3.7% | 5.8% |
| Poverty level | 22.7% | 12.6% | 15.6% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 2.7% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing sector | 34.8% | 11.4% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 10.7% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 6.3% | 15.7% |
| Public administration | 11.6% | 9.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 7.1% | 5.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 8.0% | 37.9% |
| Other | 27.7% | 7.9% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Twin Lakes, IA | 288 | $72,000 | 35% |
| Lytton, IA | 319 | $54,688 | 2% |
| Nemaha, IA | 85 | $52,500 | 2% |
| Newell, IA | 1,239 | $47,083 | 12% |
| Sac City, IA | 2,175 | $45,434 | 15% |
| Fonda, IA | 541 | $38,281 | 28% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Sunbright, TN | 541 | $37,727 | 29% |
| Leadington, MO | 541 | $40,859 | 24% |
| Linden, WI | 541 | $53,000 | 1% |
| Maynard, IA | 541 | $47,813 | 11% |
| Bertha, MN | 541 | $33,056 | 38% |
| Fonda, IA | 541 | $38,281 | 28% |