Martensdale, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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16%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

37%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Martensdale	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$37,717	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$71,352	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$82,212	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$43,734	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,431	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,134	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.1%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Martensdale is 16% lower than the national average
The median household income in Martensdale is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Martensdale is 37% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Martensdale is 1% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,563 $71,352 $142,704

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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Martensdale median earnings by income bracket

Martensdale employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.5%	10.5%
Manufacturing sector	12.6%	12.6%
Financial & insurance services	4.9%	4.9%
Wholesale & retail services	19.6%	19.6%
Public administration	14.0%	14.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.8%	9.8%
Education, health & social services	5.6%	5.6%
Other	14.7%	14.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bevington, IA	28	$181,154	122.7%
Van Meter, IA	1,436	$164,823	102.7%
Cumming, IA	550	$149,625	84.0%
Carlisle, IA	4,329	$125,796	54.7%
Norwalk, IA	11,804	$122,496	50.6%
Martensdale, IA	518	$71,352	12.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hytop, AL	518	$83,629	2.8%
Midway, AL	518	$27,485	66.2%
Lake, MS	518	$71,895	11.6%
Tremont, MS	518	$57,440	29.4%
Vienna Center, OH	518	$59,027	27.4%
Martensdale, IA	518	$71,352	12.3%

Source: The Martensdale, 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.