Fenton, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

80%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fenton	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$46,254	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$70,334	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$77,683	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,522	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$52,637	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$50,252	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fenton is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Fenton is 14% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fenton is 80% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fenton is 32% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$46,884 $70,334 $140,668

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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Fenton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.5%	5.5%
Manufacturing sector	32.9%	32.9%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	20.5%	20.5%
Public administration	4.1%	4.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	2.7%	2.7%
Education, health & social services	2.7%	2.7%
Other	23.3%	23.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cylinder, IA	123	$142,420	75.1%
Rodman, IA	24	$119,916	47.4%
Lone Rock, IA	184	$89,955	10.6%
Whittemore, IA	589	$81,061	0.3%
Ringsted, IA	483	$74,094	8.9%
Fenton, IA	241	$70,334	13.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
McGrath, AK	241	$73,864	9.2%
Winchester, ID	241	$56,960	30.0%
Yellow Pine, ID	241	$0	100.0%
Cleveland, IL	241	$82,120	1.0%
Colp, IL	241	$18,756	76.9%
Fenton, IA	241	$70,334	13.5%

Source: The Fenton, 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.