Garrison, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

23%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Garrison	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$34,434	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$62,533	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$85,429	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$50,199	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,991	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	23.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Garrison is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Garrison is 23% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Garrison is 90% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Garrison is 54% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$41,684 $62,533 $125,066

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Garrison median earnings by income bracket

Garrison employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.8%	9.8%
Manufacturing sector	23.2%	23.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	20.7%	20.7%
Public administration	1.2%	1.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.1%	6.1%
Education, health & social services	13.4%	13.4%
Other	25.6%	25.6%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Atkins, IA	2,137	$148,500	82.6%
Urbana, IA	1,508	$134,566	65.5%
Mount Auburn, IA	161	$113,274	39.3%
Van Horne, IA	981	$107,526	32.2%
Shellsburg, IA	826	$101,158	24.4%
Garrison, IA	285	$62,533	23.1%

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Freedom Acres, AZ	285	$157,431	93.6%
Grinnell, KS	285	$83,488	2.6%
Edgemont, MD	285	$121,308	49.1%
Eitzen, MN	285	$63,394	22.1%
Wallace, NE	285	$80,947	0.5%
Garrison, IA	285	$62,533	23.1%

Source: The Garrison, 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.