Ironville, KY Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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15%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

22%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ironville	Kentucky	National
Income per capita	$38,260	$37,499	$44,883
Median household income	$99,231	$66,989	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$168,448	$85,266	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$40,176	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$47,734	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$33,481	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.7%	4.9%
Poverty level	25.9%	18.8%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ironville is 15% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ironville is 22% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ironville is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ironville is 71% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$66,147 $99,231 $198,462

City

$44,654 $66,989 $133,978

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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Ironville employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.0%	10.0%
Manufacturing sector	23.3%	23.3%
Financial & insurance services	10.3%	10.3%
Wholesale & retail services	25.7%	25.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	15.7%	15.7%
Education, health & social services	15.0%	15.0%
Other	0.0%	0.0%

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City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bellefonte, KY	981	$166,136	104.3%
Westwood city, KY	627	$121,178	49.0%
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South Point, OH	3,241	$99,484	22.3%
Cannonsburg, KY	701	$94,323	16.0%
Ironville, KY	1,070	$99,231	22.0%

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Manassa, CO	1,070	$66,162	18.7%
Masaryktown, FL	1,070	$53,734	33.9%
Winfield, IA	1,070	$54,124	33.5%
Newellton, LA	1,070	$38,052	53.2%
Harmony, MN	1,070	$87,832	8.0%
Ironville, KY	1,070	$99,231	22.0%

Source: The Ironville, KY 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.