Council Bluffs, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

33%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Council Bluffs	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$41,342	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$79,153	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$96,898	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$49,117	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$54,803	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,431	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.3%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	12.2%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Council Bluffs is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Council Bluffs is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Council Bluffs is 33% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Council Bluffs is 19% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,763 $79,153 $158,306

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Council Bluffs median earnings by income bracket

Council Bluffs employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	12.1%
Manufacturing sector	14.7%	14.7%
Financial & insurance services	3.7%	3.7%
Wholesale & retail services	20.7%	20.7%
Public administration	2.9%	2.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.3%	10.3%
Education, health & social services	9.5%	9.5%
Other	24.2%	24.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bentley, IA	163	$286,466	252.2%
Cedar Creek, NE	408	$145,607	79.0%
McClelland, IA	184	$141,608	74.1%
Papillion, NE	24,905	$135,185	66.2%
Crescent, IA	777	$125,444	54.2%
Council Bluffs, IA	63,786	$79,153	2.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Palm Harbor, FL	63,813	$90,835	11.7%
Fredericton, NB	63,818	n/a
Reston, VA	63,840	$184,635	127.0%
Pico Rivera, CA	63,899	$104,968	29.1%
Burnsville, MN	63,628	$114,193	40.4%
Council Bluffs, IA	63,786	$79,153	2.7%

Source: The Council Bluffs, 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.