De Soto, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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2%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

34%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	De Soto	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$44,007	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$109,040	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$111,051	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$68,376	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,792	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$49,174	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	3.6%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in De Soto is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in De Soto is 34% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in De Soto is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in De Soto is 76% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$72,686 $109,040 $218,080

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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De Soto median earnings by income bracket

De Soto employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.6%	14.6%
Manufacturing sector	15.0%	15.0%
Financial & insurance services	9.6%	9.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.5%	11.5%
Public administration	6.2%	6.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.8%	10.8%
Education, health & social services	8.1%	8.1%
Other	22.7%	22.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bevington, IA	28	$181,154	122.7%
Van Meter, IA	1,436	$164,823	102.7%
Clive, IA	17,633	$158,563	95.0%
Cumming, IA	550	$149,625	84.0%
Earlham, IA	1,410	$142,749	75.5%
De Soto, IA	1,011	$109,040	34.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rosa, AL	1,011	$37,598	53.8%
Calmar, IA	1,011	$89,414	9.9%
Correctionville, IA	1,011	$68,095	16.3%
Holden Beach, NC	1,011	$150,806	85.4%
Lucama, NC	1,011	$53,698	34.0%
De Soto, IA	1,011	$109,040	34.1%

Source: The De Soto, 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.