Blairstown, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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5%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

49%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Blairstown	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$42,572	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$92,825	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,995	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,660	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,324	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$54,938	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Blairstown is 5% lower than the national average
The median household income in Blairstown is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Blairstown is 49% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Blairstown is 35% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$61,877 $92,825 $185,650

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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Blairstown median earnings by income bracket

Blairstown employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.6%	16.6%
Manufacturing sector	16.6%	16.6%
Financial & insurance services	4.7%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	17.1%	17.1%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.7%	13.7%
Education, health & social services	1.9%	1.9%
Other	27.0%	27.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Walford, IA	1,368	$162,003	99.2%
Atkins, IA	2,137	$148,500	82.6%
Middle Amana, IA	814	$146,892	80.6%
West Amana, IA	125	$131,025	61.1%
Palo, IA	1,025	$122,617	50.8%
Blairstown, IA	782	$92,825	14.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Amity, AR	782	$56,533	30.5%
Aguila, AZ	782	$34,337	57.8%
Plains, GA	782	$49,498	39.1%
Talbotton, GA	782	$39,614	51.3%
West Lebanon, IN	782	$100,165	23.2%
Blairstown, IA	782	$92,825	14.1%

Source: The Blairstown, 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.