Onawa, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

51%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Onawa	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$24,893	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$40,530	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$54,615	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$27,976	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,083	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,565	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.7%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Onawa is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Onawa is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Onawa is 51% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Onawa is 17% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,017 $40,530 $81,060

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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Onawa employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.2%	12.2%
Manufacturing sector	18.8%	18.8%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	18.4%	18.4%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.2%	11.2%
Education, health & social services	7.6%	7.6%
Other	28.8%	28.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Turin, IA	148	$75,709	36.9%
Hornick, IA	286	$71,667	29.5%
Sloan, IA	1,035	$70,417	27.3%
Blencoe, IA	238	$66,875	20.9%
Castana, IA	205	$59,722	8.0%
Onawa, IA	2,788	$40,530	26.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lake Heritage, PA	2,788	$114,833	107.6%
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC	2,788	n/a
Saint-Chrysostome, QC	2,788	n/a
Bayview, CA	2,787	$47,351	14.4%
Lake Helen, FL	2,787	$51,058	7.7%
Onawa, IA	2,788	$40,530	26.7%

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