Johnston, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 56%

Household income 73%

Unemployment 38%

Index	Johnston	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$46,421	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$95,565	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$113,807	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$45,000	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$69,580	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$48,256	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	2.9%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.2%	12.3%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Johnston is 56% higher than the national average
The median household income in Johnston is 73% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Johnston is 38% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Johnston is 72% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$63,703$95,565$191,130

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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Johnston median earnings by income bracket

Johnston employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.2%	0.7%
Manufacturing sector	13.0%	4.6%
Financial & insurance services	15.3%	21.1%
Wholesale & retail services	12.7%	10.7%
Public administration	4.7%	3.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.3%	1.6%
Education, health & social services	11.5%	32.3%
Other	27.9%	22.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cumming, IA	415	$116,875	111%
Alleman, IA	499	$90,833	64%
Clive, IA	17,022	$90,502	64%
Polk City, IA	4,115	$90,216	63%
Grimes, IA	10,422	$83,125	50%
Johnston, IA	19,491	$95,565	73%

Cities with similar population

City, State	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Payson, UT	19,480	$59,706	8%
Allendale, MI	19,475	$43,889	21%
Sand Springs, OK	19,509	$53,079	4%
Mead Valley, CA	19,468	$40,889	26%
Langley Park, MD	19,517	$59,422	7%
Johnston, IA	19,491	$95,565	73%

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