Ellston, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ellston	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$58,264	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$81,961	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$80,776	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,260	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ellston is 30% higher than the national average
The median household income in Ellston is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ellston is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ellston is 28% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,635 $81,961 $163,922

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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Ellston median earnings by income bracket

Ellston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	100.0%	100.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sun Valley Lake, IA	193	$109,724	34.9%
Benton, IA	30	$104,734	28.8%
Shannon City, IA	111	$102,203	25.7%
Thayer, IA	24	$96,607	18.8%
Diagonal, IA	492	$90,388	11.1%
Ellston, IA	38	$81,961	0.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clark's Point, AK	38	$27,147	66.6%
Wahak Hotrontk, AZ	38	$0	100.0%
Maybell, CO	38	$0	100.0%
Stonewall Gap, CO	38	$76,048	6.5%
Coburg, IA	38	$66,768	17.9%
Ellston, IA	38	$81,961	0.8%

Source: The Ellston, 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.