Humboldt, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Humboldt	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$30,601	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$55,640	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$67,292	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,092	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$41,699	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$24,395	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.6%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Humboldt is 3% higher than the national average
The median household income in Humboldt is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Humboldt is 60% 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

$37,089 $55,640 $111,280

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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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	434	$73,542	32.9%
Barnum, IA	323	$71,902	30.0%
Badger, IA	448	$64,028	15.7%
Clare, IA	144	$56,964	3.0%
Rutland, IA	147	$56,250	1.7%
Humboldt, IA	4,568	$55,640	0.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Portola Valley, CA	4,568	$235,469	325.6%
Longbranch, WA	4,568	$64,035	15.7%
Rio Communities, NM	4,566	$38,263	30.8%
Williamstown, MA	4,565	$80,000	44.6%
Hollister, MO	4,564	$46,823	15.4%
Humboldt, IA	4,568	$55,640	0.6%

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