Muscatine, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Muscatine	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$27,426	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$53,768	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$70,488	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$36,994	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,039	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,332	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Muscatine is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Muscatine is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Muscatine is 36% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Muscatine is 6% lower than the national average

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$35,841 $53,768 $107,536

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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Muscatine employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.1%	7.1%
Manufacturing sector	48.5%	48.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	9.6%	9.6%
Public administration	1.2%	1.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.1%	8.1%
Education, health & social services	5.4%	5.4%
Other	18.7%	18.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Fruitland, IA	1,270	$84,418	52.6%
Durant, IA	1,878	$69,250	25.2%
Atalissa, IA	353	$61,250	10.7%
Nichols, IA	376	$58,409	5.6%
Wilton, IA	2,845	$58,333	5.4%
Muscatine, IA	23,661	$53,768	2.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Haven, CT	23,665	$104,812	89.5%
Searcy, AR	23,673	$39,650	28.3%
South Elgin, IL	23,648	$99,189	79.3%
Newberg, OR	23,676	$75,225	36.0%
Zion, IL	23,677	$56,819	2.7%
Muscatine, IA	23,661	$53,768	2.8%

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