Lacona, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

54%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lacona	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$28,168	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$57,750	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$58,850	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$37,500	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$45,000	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$23,958	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	7.2%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	12.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lacona is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lacona is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lacona is 54% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Lacona is 15% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$38,496 $57,750 $115,500

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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Lacona median earnings by income bracket

Lacona employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.3%	25.3%
Manufacturing sector	18.9%	18.9%
Financial & insurance services	5.3%	5.3%
Wholesale & retail services	17.9%	17.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	11.6%
Education, health & social services	8.4%	8.4%
Other	12.6%	12.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sandyville, IA	64	$66,458	20.1%
Indianola, IA	15,921	$62,761	13.4%
Milo, IA	781	$62,500	13.0%
Pleasantville, IA	2,147	$59,464	7.5%
Knoxville, IA	7,154	$50,629	8.5%
Lacona, IA	339	$57,750	4.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mitchellville, AR	339	$19,688	64.4%
Vineland, CO	339	$61,875	11.8%
McIntosh, FL	339	$52,174	5.7%
Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, FL	339	$73,836	33.5%
Keysville, GA	339	$47,500	14.1%
Lacona, IA	339	$57,750	4.4%

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