Iron City, TN Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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33%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

46%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Iron City	Tennessee	National
Income per capita	$30,263	$39,391	$44,883
Median household income	$44,070	$70,292	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$44,758	$88,122	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$42,945	$52,080
Median earnings male	$49,075	$47,853	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$35,679	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.8%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.1%	17.2%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Iron City is 33% lower than the national average
The median household income in Iron City is 46% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Iron City is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Iron City is 20% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,377 $44,070 $88,140

City

$46,856 $70,292 $140,584

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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Iron City median earnings by income bracket

Iron City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	37.1%	37.1%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	17.1%	17.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	45.7%	45.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lexington, AL	831	$80,220	1.4%
Killen, AL	1,175	$78,058	4.0%
Loretto, TN	1,849	$67,963	16.4%
Collinwood, TN	1,195	$66,902	17.7%
Underwood-Petersville, AL	2,778	$58,183	28.5%
Iron City, TN	97	$44,070	45.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Diomede, AK	97	$33,373	59.0%
Oscarville, AK	97	$0	100.0%
Bear Creek, CA	97	$0	100.0%
Bennington, ID	97	$0	100.0%
Vernon, IL	97	$61,019	25.0%
Iron City, TN	97	$44,070	45.8%

Source: The Iron City, TN 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.