Crescent, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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29%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

54%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Crescent	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$57,899	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$125,444	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$132,241	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$93,650	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$93,290	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,224	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.0%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Crescent is 29% higher than the national average
The median household income in Crescent is 54% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Crescent is 90% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Crescent is 87% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$83,620 $125,444 $250,888

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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Crescent median earnings by income bracket

Crescent employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.5%	15.5%
Manufacturing sector	24.3%	24.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.0%	1.0%
Wholesale & retail services	22.3%	22.3%
Public administration	4.4%	4.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	14.6%	14.6%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	8.7%	8.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bentley, IA	163	$286,466	252.2%
McClelland, IA	184	$141,608	74.1%
Underwood, IA	986	$113,817	39.9%
Treynor, IA	970	$112,997	38.9%
Chalco, NE	10,372	$112,191	37.9%
Crescent, IA	777	$125,444	54.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Farina, IL	777	$52,410	35.6%
Chatham, LA	777	$29,053	64.3%
Bowdoinham, ME	777	$115,649	42.2%
Ellendale, MN	777	$81,954	0.8%
Russia, OH	777	$102,816	26.4%
Crescent, IA	777	$125,444	54.2%

Source: The Crescent, 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.