Cresco, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Cresco	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$40,535	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$79,778	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$86,433	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$50,407	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,026	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,274	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Cresco is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Cresco is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Cresco is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Cresco is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,180 $79,778 $159,556

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Cresco median earnings by income bracket

Cresco employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.7%	5.7%
Manufacturing sector	40.6%	40.6%
Financial & insurance services	3.6%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	12.6%	12.6%
Public administration	0.4%	0.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.6%	2.6%
Education, health & social services	13.4%	13.4%
Other	20.1%	20.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lime Springs, IA	648	$92,821	14.1%
Calmar, IA	1,011	$89,414	9.9%
Harmony, MN	1,070	$87,832	8.0%
Ridgeway, IA	263	$83,213	2.3%
Canton, MN	454	$80,006	1.6%
Cresco, IA	3,834	$79,778	1.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Larned, KS	3,834	$63,565	21.8%
Glen Raven, NC	3,834	$79,065	2.8%
University, MS	3,833	$0	100.0%
Oneida, TN	3,833	$38,036	53.2%
McGehee, AR	3,835	$41,445	49.0%
Cresco, IA	3,834	$79,778	1.9%

Source: The Cresco, 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.