Alta, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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9%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

31%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alta	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$40,902	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$78,839	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$89,734	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,525	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,979	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,308	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	6.4%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alta is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alta is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alta is 31% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Alta is 60% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,554 $78,839 $157,678

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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Alta median earnings by income bracket

Alta employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.1%	13.1%
Manufacturing sector	28.4%	28.4%
Financial & insurance services	3.8%	3.8%
Wholesale & retail services	15.5%	15.5%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.8%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	18.2%	18.2%
Other	14.0%	14.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lakeside, IA	1,016	$99,610	22.5%
Aurelia, IA	928	$89,400	9.9%
Schaller, IA	726	$88,460	8.8%
Early, IA	772	$85,418	5.0%
Holstein, IA	1,408	$81,902	0.7%
Alta, IA	2,046	$78,839	3.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Liberty, KY	2,046	$45,259	44.4%
Saint Mary, NB	2,046	n/a
Saint-Nazaire, QC	2,046	n/a
Morris, AL	2,045	$126,712	55.8%
Old Saybrook Center, CT	2,047	$95,271	17.1%
Alta, IA	2,046	$78,839	3.1%

Source: The Alta, 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.