| Index | Pomeroy | Iowa | National |
| Income per capita | $19,153 | $27,621 | $28,555 |
| Median household income | $37,768 | $52,716 | $53,482 |
| Median income owner occupied | $41,058 | $64,199 | $68,142 |
| Median income renter occupied | $14,000 | $29,226 | $33,219 |
| Median earnings male | $26,328 | $36,237 | $36,116 |
| Median earnings female | $11,500 | $24,406 | $25,692 |
| Unemployment rate | 0.3% | 3.7% | 5.8% |
| Poverty level | 25.4% | 12.6% | 15.6% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 19.1% | 0.0% |
| Manufacturing sector | 30.6% | 8.4% |
| Financial & insurance services | 1.7% | 7.1% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 17.9% | 6.5% |
| Public administration | 9.2% | 1.3% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 5.8% | 0.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 1.2% | 47.1% |
| Other | 11.6% | 31.6% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Twin Lakes, IA | 288 | $72,000 | 35% |
| Lytton, IA | 319 | $54,688 | 2% |
| Knierim, IA | 93 | $54,583 | 2% |
| Gilmore City, IA | 465 | $42,917 | 20% |
| Rinard, IA | 60 | $42,500 | 21% |
| Pomeroy, IA | 887 | $37,768 | 29% |
| City, State | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Castalia, OH | 887 | $50,781 | 5% |
| Henning, TN | 887 | $19,943 | 63% |
| Lebo, KS | 887 | $47,750 | 11% |
| Prairie City, OR | 887 | $31,116 | 42% |
| Lemannville, LA | 887 | $29,792 | 44% |
| Pomeroy, IA | 887 | $37,768 | 29% |