Creston, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

70%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Creston	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$25,593	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$44,631	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$54,290	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$24,225	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$40,260	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,464	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	13.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Creston is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Creston is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Creston is 70% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Creston is 12% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,751 $44,631 $89,262

City

$36,376 $54,570 $109,140

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Creston median earnings by income bracket

Creston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	2.8%	2.8%
Manufacturing sector	29.0%	29.0%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	20.4%	20.4%
Public administration	2.5%	2.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.4%	10.4%
Education, health & social services	7.6%	7.6%
Other	24.0%	24.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Shannon City, IA	108	$68,250	23.4%
Afton, IA	901	$55,000	0.6%
Orient, IA	434	$53,125	4.0%
Prescott, IA	189	$48,250	12.8%
Lenox, IA	1,446	$44,837	19.0%
Creston, IA	7,754	$44,631	19.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Withamsville, OH	7,754	$56,609	2.3%
Winnemucca, NV	7,752	$67,574	22.1%
Floris, VA	7,752	$211,827	282.9%
Pomona, NJ	7,756	$88,447	59.9%
Senatobia, MS	7,759	$56,053	1.3%
Creston, IA	7,754	$44,631	19.3%

Source: The Creston, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).