Charles City, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

38%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Charles City	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$25,215	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$37,301	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$65,382	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$23,851	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$32,493	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$18,887	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	20.5%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Charles City is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Charles City is 33% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Charles City is 38% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Charles City is 36% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$24,864 $37,301 $74,602

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Charles City median earnings by income bracket

Charles City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.7%	15.7%
Manufacturing sector	36.4%	36.4%
Financial & insurance services	4.2%	4.2%
Wholesale & retail services	10.3%	10.3%
Public administration	0.7%	0.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.5%	7.5%
Education, health & social services	4.6%	4.6%
Other	19.8%	19.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
North Washington, IA	172	$62,750	13.4%
Ionia, IA	296	$61,585	11.3%
Marble Rock, IA	322	$59,250	7.1%
Rockford, IA	827	$57,256	3.5%
Rudd, IA	488	$54,063	2.3%
Charles City, IA	7,351	$37,301	32.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Globe, AZ	7,351	$56,157	1.5%
Sandwich, IL	7,351	$70,563	27.5%
Iron Mountain, MI	7,352	$48,086	13.1%
Hudsonville, MI	7,353	$75,730	36.9%
Tuttle, OK	7,348	$89,375	61.6%
Charles City, IA	7,351	$37,301	32.6%

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