Lester, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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34%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Lester	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$60,055	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$107,343	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$107,200	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$76,939	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Lester is 34% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lester is 32% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lester is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lester is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$71,554 $107,343 $214,686

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

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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Lester employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.0%	9.0%
Manufacturing sector	15.4%	15.4%
Financial & insurance services	3.8%	3.8%
Wholesale & retail services	12.8%	12.8%
Public administration	7.7%	7.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.4%	6.4%
Education, health & social services	5.1%	5.1%
Other	37.2%	37.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Anderson, SD	516	$169,526	108.4%
Brandon, SD	10,388	$138,250	70.0%
Valley Springs, SD	920	$108,447	33.3%
Beaver Creek, MN	350	$102,282	25.8%
Hills, MN	842	$100,584	23.7%
Lester, IA	287	$107,343	32.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crowley, CO	287	$74,868	7.9%
Harrison, ID	287	$80,518	1.0%
Seaton, IL	287	$87,130	7.1%
Olsburg, KS	287	$100,455	23.5%
Bigelow, MN	287	$112,462	38.3%
Lester, IA	287	$107,343	32.0%

Source: The Lester, IA 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.