Gowrie, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 17%

Household income 28%

Unemployment 7%

Index	Gowrie	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$24,812	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$39,643	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$52,054	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$20,938	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$37,941	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$27,000	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.0%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.3%	12.3%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Gowrie is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Gowrie is 28% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Gowrie is 7% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Gowrie is 52% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$26,426$39,643$79,286

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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Gowrie employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.1%	2.9%
Manufacturing sector	19.2%	2.9%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	5.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.9%	16.0%
Public administration	3.6%	1.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.4%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	12.5%	43.3%
Other	17.4%	21.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paton, IA	245	$55,625	1%
Somers, IA	139	$54,375	2%
Harcourt, IA	291	$51,563	7%
Knierim, IA	72	$46,250	16%
Lohrville, IA	384	$45,833	17%
Gowrie, IA	1,047	$39,643	28%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bow Mar, CO	1,047	$194,500	252%
Chinook, MT	1,047	$41,364	25%
Reeds Spring, MO	1,047	$37,188	33%
Coldspring, TX	1,047	$39,861	28%
Highland, KS	1,047	$49,688	10%
Gowrie, IA	1,047	$39,643	28%

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