Brooklyn, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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11%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

34%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Brooklyn	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$26,516	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$50,435	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$67,875	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,318	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$36,172	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,523	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	17.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Brooklyn is 11% lower than the national average
The median household income in Brooklyn is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Brooklyn is 34% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Brooklyn is 13% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$33,619 $50,435 $100,870

City

$36,376 $54,570 $109,140

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Brooklyn median earnings by income bracket

Brooklyn employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.0%	25.0%
Manufacturing sector	26.3%	26.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	15.9%	15.9%
Public administration	0.5%	0.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.1%	7.1%
Education, health & social services	4.2%	4.2%
Other	18.8%	18.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Luzerne, IA	125	$75,208	35.9%
Holiday Lake, IA	330	$68,654	24.1%
Hartwick, IA	131	$67,500	22.0%
Millersburg, IA	181	$64,000	15.7%
Ladora, IA	223	$57,083	3.2%
Brooklyn, IA	1,677	$50,435	8.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Freedom, PA	1,677	$48,239	12.8%
Division No. 4, Subd. A, NL	1,677	n/a
Lake Isabella, MI	1,676	$71,167	28.6%
Sandy Valley, NV	1,678	$83,713	51.3%
Patton, PA	1,678	$57,759	4.4%
Brooklyn, IA	1,677	$50,435	8.8%

Source: The Brooklyn, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).