Cotter, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

63%

Household income NAT. AVG.

12%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cotter	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$50,217	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$132,680	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$130,764	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$88,934	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,915	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	5.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.5%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cotter is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Cotter is 63% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cotter is 12% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Cotter is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$88,444 $132,680 $265,360

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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Cotter median earnings by income bracket

Cotter employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.5%	12.5%
Manufacturing sector	50.0%	50.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.5%	12.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	25.0%	25.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wapello, IA	1,960	$105,091	29.2%
Olds, IA	169	$102,524	26.1%
Lone Tree, IA	1,418	$100,800	23.9%
Riverside, IA	1,041	$97,827	20.3%
Columbus City, IA	403	$96,633	18.8%
Cotter, IA	21	$132,680	63.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wiederkehr Village, AR	21	$135,387	66.5%
Hunter Creek, AZ	21	$0	100.0%
Fults, IL	21	$113,914	40.1%
Gulf Port, IL	21	$79,651	2.1%
Waterview, MD	21	$0	100.0%
Cotter, IA	21	$132,680	63.1%

Source: The Cotter, 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.