Corning, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

10%

Household income NAT. AVG.

55%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Corning	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$47,377	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$73,481	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$79,970	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,258	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,153	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,174	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.2%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.5%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Corning is 6% higher than the national average
The median household income in Corning is 10% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Corning is 55% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Corning is 30% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,982 $73,481 $146,962

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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Corning median earnings by income bracket

Corning employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.9%	3.9%
Manufacturing sector	23.3%	23.3%
Financial & insurance services	4.7%	4.7%
Wholesale & retail services	21.5%	21.5%
Public administration	0.8%	0.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.7%	10.7%
Education, health & social services	15.4%	15.4%
Other	18.8%	18.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Villisca, IA	1,207	$75,602	7.0%
Carbon, IA	54	$75,333	7.4%
Sharpsburg, IA	151	$71,344	12.3%
Prescott, IA	193	$70,512	13.3%
Nodaway, IA	57	$69,208	14.9%
Corning, IA	1,716	$73,481	9.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Laguna Park, TX	1,716	$102,302	25.8%
Wicklow, NB	1,716	n/a
Central Kootenay G, BC	1,716	n/a
Leona Valley, CA	1,715	$166,094	104.2%
Boulevard Gardens, FL	1,717	$76,142	6.4%
Corning, IA	1,716	$73,481	9.7%

Source: The Corning, 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.