| Index | Earling | Iowa | National |
| Income per capita | $60,859 | $42,672 | $44,883 |
| Median household income | $66,736 | $81,387 | $81,333 |
| Median income owner occupied | $87,430 | $98,724 | $106,172 |
| Median income renter occupied | $54,208 | $45,890 | $52,080 |
| Median earnings male | $49,308 | $54,047 | $54,343 |
| Median earnings female | $52,877 | $36,462 | $38,439 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.6% | 3.2% | 4.9% |
| Poverty level | 7.1% | 12.3% | 15.1% |

| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| Manufacturing sector | 11.8% | 11.8% |
| Financial & insurance services | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 21.5% | 21.5% |
| Public administration | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| Education, health & social services | 4.3% | 4.3% |
| Other | 18.3% | 18.3% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Portsmouth, IA | 174 | $121,107 | 48.9% |
| Westphalia, IA | 167 | $120,484 | 48.1% |
| Aspinwall, IA | 22 | $119,373 | 46.8% |
| Buck Grove, IA | 36 | $118,062 | 45.2% |
| Panama, IA | 283 | $104,476 | 28.5% |
| Earling, IA | 426 | $66,736 | 17.9% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Chefornak, AK | 426 | $66,084 | 18.7% |
| Damascus, AR | 426 | $79,104 | 2.7% |
| Lake View, AR | 426 | $27,635 | 66.0% |
| St. Mary's, CO | 426 | $98,480 | 21.1% |
| Loraine, IL | 426 | $73,926 | 9.1% |
| Earling, IA | 426 | $66,736 | 17.9% |