Altoona, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

44%

Household income NAT. AVG.

20%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Altoona	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$51,160	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$116,991	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$140,213	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$74,376	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,443	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$53,481	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.9%	3.2%	4.9%
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 20% 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

$77,986 $116,991 $233,982

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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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	4,940	$189,188	132.6%
Alleman, IA	447	$167,707	106.2%
Cumming, IA	550	$149,625	84.0%
Urbandale, IA	45,000	$143,701	76.7%
Bondurant, IA	6,772	$139,928	72.0%
Altoona, IA	19,348	$116,991	43.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Claremore, OK	19,346	$70,269	13.6%
North Valley Stream, NY	19,342	$188,139	131.3%
Willimantic, CT	19,354	$52,905	35.0%
Middlesex Centre, ON	19,332	n/a
Westbrook, ME	19,325	$105,198	29.3%
Altoona, IA	19,348	$116,991	43.8%

Source: The Altoona, 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.