Leighton, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Index	Leighton	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$27,144	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$55,179	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$57,083	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$43,438	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,250	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	1.0%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Leighton is 9% lower than the national average
The median household income in Leighton is equal to the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Leighton is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Leighton is 93% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$36,782 $55,179 $110,358

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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Leighton median earnings by income bracket

Leighton employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	24.0%	24.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.0%	6.0%
Education, health & social services	10.0%	10.0%
Other	38.0%	38.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Keomah Village, IA	114	$88,750	60.4%
Pella, IA	10,279	$75,848	37.1%
Kirkville, IA	251	$67,750	22.5%
New Sharon, IA	1,187	$57,500	3.9%
Lovilia, IA	625	$54,479	1.5%
Leighton, IA	196	$55,179	0.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stevinson, CA	196	$0	100.0%
Trowbridge, CA	196	$116,250	110.1%
Yolo, CA	196	$0	100.0%
Du Pont, GA	196	$30,714	44.5%
Vernon, IN	196	$27,292	50.7%
Leighton, IA	196	$55,179	0.3%

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