Meservey, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Meservey	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$41,676	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$108,545	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$111,966	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$100,629	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,898	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$36,156	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	18.4%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Meservey is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Meservey is 33% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Meservey is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Meservey is 22% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$72,356 $108,545 $217,090

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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Meservey median earnings by income bracket

Meservey employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	23.9%	23.9%
Manufacturing sector	22.4%	22.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	17.9%	17.9%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.4%	13.4%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	20.9%	20.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Ventura, IA	783	$109,441	34.6%
Duncan, IA	104	$93,977	15.5%
Garner, IA	3,134	$93,156	14.5%
Chapin, IA	168	$91,006	11.9%
Sheffield, IA	1,096	$80,816	0.6%
Meservey, IA	286	$108,545	33.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cornfields, AZ	286	$0	100.0%
Malcom, IA	286	$72,693	10.6%
South English, IA	286	$50,755	37.6%
Bardolph, IL	286	$32,894	59.6%
Star City, IN	286	$0	100.0%
Meservey, IA	286	$108,545	33.5%

Source: The Meservey, 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.