Bertram, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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48%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

66%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Bertram	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$66,253	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$134,922	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$136,714	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$81,471	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,515	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	1.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Bertram is 48% higher than the national average
The median household income in Bertram is 66% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Bertram is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Bertram is 93% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$89,939 $134,922 $269,844

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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Bertram median earnings by income bracket

Bertram employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.6%	17.6%
Manufacturing sector	13.2%	13.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	8.8%	8.8%
Public administration	8.8%	8.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.9%	2.9%
Education, health & social services	8.8%	8.8%
Other	36.8%	36.8%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Robins, IA	3,584	$198,760	144.4%
Shueyville, IA	819	$191,917	136.0%
Walford, IA	1,368	$162,003	99.2%
Fairfax, IA	2,871	$156,832	92.8%
Ely, IA	2,272	$141,486	74.0%
Bertram, IA	279	$134,922	65.9%

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Denning, AR	279	$37,709	53.6%
Golf, FL	279	$366,330	350.4%
Payne, GA	279	$31,220	61.6%
Perry, IL	279	$47,878	41.1%
Altoona, KS	279	$36,996	54.5%
Bertram, IA	279	$134,922	65.9%

Source: The Bertram, 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.