Merle Hay, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Merle Hay	Des Moines	Iowa
Income per capita	$29,553	$29,064	$28,872
Median household income	$60,055	$54,843	$54,570
Median income owner occupied	$0	$71,556	$66,527
Median income renter occupied	$0	$36,073	$30,828
Median earnings male	$40,247	$38,326	$37,409
Median earnings female	$37,409	$29,855	$25,115
Unemployment rate	4.3%	4.2%	3.1%
Poverty level	n/a	16.0%	12.3%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Merle Hay is 1% lower than the national average
The median household income in Merle Hay is 9% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Merle Hay is 8% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Merle Hay is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,558 $54,843 $109,686

City

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

State

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

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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Merle Hay median earnings by income bracket

Merle Hay employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.7%	9.7%
Manufacturing sector	6.7%	6.7%
Financial & insurance services	14.7%	14.7%
Wholesale & retail services	21.6%	21.6%
Public administration	3.2%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.6%	5.6%
Education, health & social services	9.2%	9.2%
Other	26.6%	26.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Polk City, IA	4,797	$127,226	130.0%
Van Meter, IA	1,386	$111,736	102.0%
Alleman, IA	438	$111,250	101.1%
Clive, IA	17,246	$107,268	93.9%
Cumming, IA	536	$99,583	80.0%
Des Moines, IA	215,408	$54,843	0.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Richmond Hill, ON	215,407	n/a
Tacoma, WA	215,766	$64,457	16.5%
Enterprise, NV	214,591	$80,133	44.8%
Modesto, CA	214,485	$62,182	12.4%
San Bernardino, CA	216,784	$49,287	10.9%
Des Moines, IA	215,408	$54,843	0.9%

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

Merle Hay, Des Moines, IA Employment