Adair, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

16%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Adair	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$37,840	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$67,944	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,845	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$60,829	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,230	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,991	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.9%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Adair is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Adair is 16% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Adair is 20% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Adair is 61% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$45,291 $67,944 $135,888

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

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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Adair median earnings by income bracket

Adair employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.2%	24.2%
Manufacturing sector	13.6%	13.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	19.7%	19.7%
Public administration	1.5%	1.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.6%	6.6%
Education, health & social services	8.6%	8.6%
Other	25.8%	25.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wiota, IA	89	$94,646	16.4%
Menlo, IA	481	$91,948	13.1%
Panora, IA	1,551	$82,163	1.0%
Guthrie Center, IA	1,599	$77,045	5.3%
Fontanelle, IA	690	$71,852	11.7%
Adair, IA	831	$67,944	16.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lexington, AL	831	$80,220	1.4%
New Site, AL	831	$82,067	0.9%
Wilton, AL	831	$75,547	7.1%
Uniontown, KY	831	$55,828	31.4%
Callender Lake, TX	831	$87,656	7.8%
Adair, IA	831	$67,944	16.5%

Source: The Adair, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.