Macksburg, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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23%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Macksburg	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$34,671	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$55,735	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,134	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$46,335	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$32,421	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	2.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Macksburg is 23% lower than the national average
The median household income in Macksburg is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Macksburg is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Macksburg is 86% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,152 $55,735 $111,470

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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Macksburg median earnings by income bracket

Macksburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	27.6%	27.6%
Manufacturing sector	0.0%	0.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.3%	10.3%
Education, health & social services	34.5%	34.5%
Other	27.6%	27.6%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Thayer, IA	24	$96,607	18.8%
Winterset, IA	5,460	$87,783	7.9%
Afton, IA	929	$81,520	0.2%
Orient, IA	450	$79,630	2.1%
East Peru, IA	147	$74,015	9.0%
Macksburg, IA	99	$55,735	31.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chester, AR	99	$36,248	55.4%
Pritchett, CO	99	$47,190	42.0%
Twin Lakes CDP (Lake County), CO	99	$92,058	13.2%
Belleair Shore, FL	99	$0	100.0%
Harper, IA	99	$64,811	20.3%
Macksburg, IA	99	$55,735	31.5%

Source: The Macksburg, 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.