Fostoria, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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22%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

14%

Household income NAT. AVG.

60%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Fostoria	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$23,361	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$63,250	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$66,250	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,750	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,313	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,750	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.2%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Fostoria is 22% lower than the national average
The median household income in Fostoria is 14% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Fostoria is 60% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Fostoria is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,162 $63,250 $126,500

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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Fostoria median earnings by income bracket

Fostoria employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	29.3%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	5.2%	1.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	39.7%	49.2%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.9%	6.3%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	19.0%
Other	17.2%	15.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wahpeton, IA	394	$68,438	23.7%
Orleans, IA	459	$64,135	15.9%
Okoboji, IA	814	$59,688	7.9%
Lake Park, IA	1,171	$58,472	5.7%
Spirit Lake, IA	4,992	$57,008	3.0%
Fostoria, IA	194	$63,250	14.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Greenview, CA	194	$0	100.0%
Swall Meadows, CA	194	$91,250	64.9%
Cheraw, CO	194	$37,321	32.5%
Crowley, CO	194	$26,964	51.3%
Talmo, GA	194	$56,667	2.4%
Fostoria, IA	194	$63,250	14.3%

Source: The Fostoria, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).