Morning Sun, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

7%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Morning Sun	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$30,793	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$59,063	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$64,583	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,875	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,688	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.0%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Morning Sun is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Morning Sun is 7% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Morning Sun is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Morning Sun is 60% lower than the national average

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$39,371 $59,063 $118,126

City

$36,376 $54,570 $109,140

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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Morning Sun employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.8%	5.8%
Manufacturing sector	15.6%	15.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	34.7%	34.7%
Public administration	1.2%	1.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.7%	12.7%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	24.3%	24.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cotter, IA	21	$88,750	60.4%
Wapello, IA	1,898	$70,724	27.8%
Columbus City, IA	388	$65,329	18.1%
Mediapolis, IA	2,118	$59,926	8.3%
Crawfordsville, IA	334	$57,813	4.5%
Morning Sun, IA	726	$59,063	6.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
St. Johns CDP, AZ	726	$54,000	2.4%
Salt Creek, CO	726	$47,031	15.0%
Dieterich, IL	726	$61,417	11.0%
Holland, IN	726	$50,250	9.2%
Calhoun, KY	726	$39,792	28.1%
Morning Sun, IA	726	$59,063	6.8%

Source: The Morning Sun, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).