Lenox, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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10%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lenox	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$26,749	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$44,837	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$56,250	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$34,375	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$35,342	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,393	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	9.4%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lenox is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Lenox is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lenox is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lenox is 38% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,888 $44,837 $89,674

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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Lenox employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.3%	7.3%
Manufacturing sector	38.1%	38.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	6.2%	6.2%
Public administration	1.0%	1.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.7%	5.7%
Education, health & social services	6.5%	6.5%
Other	33.9%	33.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Benton, IA	28	$71,250	28.8%
Maloy, IA	24	$70,000	26.5%
Bedford, IA	1,493	$63,958	15.6%
Diagonal, IA	475	$61,250	10.7%
Corning, IA	1,671	$50,288	9.1%
Lenox, IA	1,446	$44,837	19.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paincourtville, LA	1,446	$63,889	15.5%
Spring Grove, MN	1,446	$50,063	9.5%
Fyffe, AL	1,445	$29,808	46.1%
Warm Springs, CA	1,445	$51,972	6.1%
Jordan, NY	1,447	$62,786	13.5%
Lenox, IA	1,446	$44,837	19.0%

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