West Branch, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	West Branch	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$29,842	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$64,662	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$73,665	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,074	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$49,120	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,171	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.1%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.6%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in West Branch is equal to the national average
The median household income in West Branch is 17% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in West Branch is 77% lower than the national average
The poverty level in West Branch is 17% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,103 $64,662 $129,324

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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West Branch median earnings by income bracket

West Branch employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	4.9%	4.9%
Manufacturing sector	28.5%	28.5%
Financial & insurance services	3.9%	3.9%
Wholesale & retail services	10.1%	10.1%
Public administration	6.1%	6.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.7%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	11.8%	11.8%
Other	29.1%	29.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ely, IA	2,224	$94,773	71.3%
University Heights, IA	1,332	$90,331	63.3%
North Liberty, IA	19,159	$85,435	54.4%
Solon, IA	2,690	$83,897	51.7%
Lone Tree, IA	1,390	$68,971	24.7%
West Branch, IA	2,357	$64,662	16.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anchorage, KY	2,357	$188,906	241.5%
Fall City, WA	2,357	$110,000	98.8%
Kenilworth, IL	2,356	$241,591	336.7%
White Hall, IL	2,356	$42,596	23.0%
Milford, ME	2,356	$52,674	4.8%
West Branch, IA	2,357	$64,662	16.9%

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