Blue Grass, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Blue Grass	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$51,861	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$106,817	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$119,326	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$65,504	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$71,676	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,699	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.7%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Blue Grass is 16% higher than the national average
The median household income in Blue Grass is 31% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Blue Grass is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Blue Grass is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$71,204 $106,817 $213,634

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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Blue Grass median earnings by income bracket

Blue Grass employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	17.9%	17.9%
Manufacturing sector	31.8%	31.8%
Financial & insurance services	3.3%	3.3%
Wholesale & retail services	10.0%	10.0%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.4%	4.4%
Education, health & social services	3.3%	3.3%
Other	23.7%	23.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coyne Center, IL	1,126	$169,592	108.5%
Long Grove, IA	928	$161,155	98.1%
Donahue, IA	392	$138,877	70.8%
Bettendorf, IA	37,477	$129,809	59.6%
Park View, IA	3,526	$123,177	51.4%
Blue Grass, IA	2,108	$106,817	31.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Linden, CA	2,108	$164,972	102.8%
Clio, MI	2,108	$50,308	38.1%
Okanagan-Similkameen F, BC	2,108	n/a
Lexington, IL	2,107	$123,719	52.1%
Milton, LA	2,109	$139,033	70.9%
Blue Grass, IA	2,108	$106,817	31.3%

Source: The Blue Grass, 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.