Avoca, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Avoca	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$44,277	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$79,470	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,268	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$34,310	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,279	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,219	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Avoca is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Avoca is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Avoca is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Avoca is 22% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,974 $79,470 $158,940

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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Avoca median earnings by income bracket

Avoca employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.6%	12.6%
Manufacturing sector	18.5%	18.5%
Financial & insurance services	6.5%	6.5%
Wholesale & retail services	13.5%	13.5%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	18.5%	18.5%
Education, health & social services	2.1%	2.1%
Other	21.5%	21.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bentley, IA	163	$286,466	252.2%
Portsmouth, IA	174	$121,107	48.9%
Minden, IA	661	$97,350	19.7%
Oakland, IA	1,704	$86,626	6.5%
Neola, IA	1,078	$86,540	6.4%
Avoca, IA	1,413	$79,470	2.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clermont, IN	1,413	$112,612	38.5%
Parshall, ND	1,413	$77,853	4.3%
Molino, FL	1,414	$123,507	51.9%
Arma, KS	1,412	$53,486	34.2%
Bourne, MA	1,414	$76,731	5.7%
Avoca, IA	1,413	$79,470	2.3%

Source: The Avoca, 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.