Humboldt, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

59%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Humboldt	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$45,292	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$83,796	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,172	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$41,652	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$60,316	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,708	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.6%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Humboldt is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Humboldt is 3% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Humboldt is 59% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Humboldt is 3% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$55,858 $83,796 $167,592

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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Humboldt median earnings by income bracket

Humboldt employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	29.0%	29.0%
Financial & insurance services	3.6%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	24.0%	24.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.6%	8.6%
Education, health & social services	5.5%	5.5%
Other	16.1%	16.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Livermore, IA	450	$110,576	36.0%
Barnum, IA	329	$106,171	30.5%
Badger, IA	463	$94,778	16.5%
Clare, IA	148	$83,884	3.1%
Rutland, IA	153	$82,790	1.8%
Humboldt, IA	4,694	$83,796	3.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Haskell, AR	4,692	$107,215	31.8%
Vilonia, AR	4,692	$104,877	28.9%
Breckenridge Hills, MO	4,692	$65,260	19.8%
Hawthorne, NY	4,696	$168,374	107.0%
San Carlos, AZ	4,691	$49,306	39.4%
Humboldt, IA	4,694	$83,796	3.0%

Source: The Humboldt, 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.