Afton, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Afton	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$38,138	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$81,520	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,761	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,212	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,924	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,763	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.0%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Afton is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Afton is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Afton is 14% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Afton is 47% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,341 $81,520 $163,040

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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Afton median earnings by income bracket

Afton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.2%	13.2%
Manufacturing sector	29.1%	29.1%
Financial & insurance services	7.3%	7.3%
Wholesale & retail services	7.7%	7.7%
Public administration	1.4%	1.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.5%	10.5%
Education, health & social services	10.5%	10.5%
Other	18.2%	18.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sun Valley Lake, IA	193	$109,724	34.9%
Shannon City, IA	111	$102,203	25.7%
Thayer, IA	24	$96,607	18.8%
Diagonal, IA	492	$90,388	11.1%
Ellston, IA	38	$81,961	0.8%
Afton, IA	929	$81,520	0.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Dollar Point, CA	929	$124,151	52.6%
Hazelton, ID	929	$58,882	27.6%
Chevy Chase Section Three, MD	929	$367,492	351.8%
Saugatuck, MI	929	$134,817	65.8%
Kindred, ND	929	$119,947	47.5%
Afton, IA	929	$81,520	0.2%

Source: The Afton, 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.