Denison, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Index	Denison	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$44,988	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$79,496	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$97,436	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,112	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$55,690	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$48,050	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.9%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Denison is equal to the national average
The median household income in Denison is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Denison is equal to the national average
The poverty level in Denison is 53% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,992 $79,496 $158,992

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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Denison median earnings by income bracket

Denison employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	11.5%	11.5%
Manufacturing sector	43.9%	43.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.6%	0.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.0%	11.0%
Public administration	0.5%	0.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.2%	4.2%
Education, health & social services	10.7%	10.7%
Other	15.7%	15.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Aspinwall, IA	22	$119,373	46.8%
Buck Grove, IA	36	$118,062	45.2%
Schleswig, IA	1,015	$90,335	11.1%
Manning, IA	1,603	$89,643	10.2%
Manilla, IA	849	$78,711	3.2%
Denison, IA	8,630	$79,496	2.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mascoutah, IL	8,629	$112,915	38.8%
Harwood Heights, IL	8,628	$99,039	21.8%
Columbia-Shuswap C, BC	8,632	n/a
Half Moon, NC	8,633	$77,440	4.8%
Virginia, MN	8,634	$61,675	24.2%
Denison, IA	8,630	$79,496	2.3%

Source: The Denison, 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.