Alvord, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

88%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Alvord	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$38,532	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$89,197	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,382	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,605	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,843	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.6%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.0%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Alvord is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Alvord is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Alvord is 88% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Alvord is 94% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,458 $89,197 $178,394

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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Alvord median earnings by income bracket

Alvord employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.0%	6.0%
Manufacturing sector	52.2%	52.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.9%	11.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.9%	11.9%
Education, health & social services	6.0%	6.0%
Other	11.9%	11.9%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lester, IA	287	$107,343	32.0%
Hull, IA	2,033	$104,391	28.4%
Hills, MN	842	$100,584	23.7%
Rock Valley, IA	3,981	$94,355	16.0%
Rock Rapids, IA	2,621	$93,809	15.3%
Alvord, IA	221	$89,197	9.7%

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Nanwalek, AK	221	$76,206	6.3%
Morrison Crossroads, AL	221	$30,986	61.9%
Burdette, AR	221	$96,773	19.0%
Fort Washington, CA	221	$0	100.0%
Franktown, CO	221	$124,038	52.5%
Alvord, IA	221	$89,197	9.7%

Source: The Alvord, 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.