Carlisle, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

56%

Household income NAT. AVG.

27%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Carlisle	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$34,245	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$86,087	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$101,976	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,718	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$52,428	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$43,958	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.4%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	6.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Carlisle is 15% higher than the national average
The median household income in Carlisle is 56% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Carlisle is 27% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Carlisle is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$57,385 $86,087 $172,174

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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Carlisle median earnings by income bracket

Carlisle employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.1%	10.1%
Manufacturing sector	19.6%	19.6%
Financial & insurance services	2.0%	2.0%
Wholesale & retail services	22.9%	22.9%
Public administration	8.3%	8.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.8%	8.8%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	19.0%	19.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bevington, IA	27	$123,750	123.7%
Cumming, IA	536	$99,583	80.0%
Urbandale, IA	43,879	$95,961	73.5%
Bondurant, IA	6,567	$95,259	72.2%
Johnston, IA	22,077	$92,984	68.1%
Carlisle, IA	4,181	$86,087	55.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Jersey Shore, PA	4,181	$49,336	10.8%
East Hampton North, NY	4,180	$98,451	78.0%
Dawson, GA	4,182	$32,113	42.0%
Bethel, WA	4,182	$72,989	31.9%
Riverdale, NJ	4,179	$112,688	103.7%
Carlisle, IA	4,181	$86,087	55.6%

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