Altoona, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Altoona	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$34,066	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$79,482	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$94,159	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$49,083	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$51,797	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$35,732	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Altoona is 14% higher than the national average
The median household income in Altoona is 44% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Altoona is 21% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Altoona is 53% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,982 $79,482 $158,964

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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Altoona median earnings by income bracket

Altoona employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.2%	10.2%
Manufacturing sector	12.8%	12.8%
Financial & insurance services	8.5%	8.5%
Wholesale & retail services	22.1%	22.1%
Public administration	5.4%	5.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.0%	7.0%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	11.3%
Other	21.5%	21.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Polk City, IA	4,797	$127,226	130.0%
Alleman, IA	438	$111,250	101.1%
Cumming, IA	536	$99,583	80.0%
Urbandale, IA	43,879	$95,961	73.5%
Bondurant, IA	6,567	$95,259	72.2%
Altoona, IA	18,917	$79,482	43.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shelbyville, IN	18,918	$49,586	10.4%
Greater Vancouver A, BC	18,924	n/a
Westbrook, ME	18,935	$71,183	28.7%
World Golf Village, FL	18,937	$88,534	60.0%
North Amityville, NY	18,890	$80,000	44.6%
Altoona, IA	18,917	$79,482	43.7%

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