Monroe, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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1%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

57%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Monroe	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$45,509	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$91,230	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,888	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$52,874	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$65,537	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$43,966	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.1%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.2%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Monroe is 1% higher than the national average
The median household income in Monroe is 12% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Monroe is 57% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Monroe is 72% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$60,813 $91,230 $182,460

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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Monroe median earnings by income bracket

Monroe employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.8%	16.8%
Manufacturing sector	36.5%	36.5%
Financial & insurance services	1.4%	1.4%
Wholesale & retail services	11.1%	11.1%
Public administration	3.5%	3.5%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.7%	6.7%
Education, health & social services	9.7%	9.7%
Other	13.9%	13.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Oakland Acres, IA	205	$134,792	65.7%
Lambs Grove, IA	236	$125,287	54.0%
Runnells, IA	495	$122,058	50.1%
Pella, IA	10,526	$112,200	38.0%
Sully, IA	983	$108,964	34.0%
Monroe, IA	1,848	$91,230	12.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Delaware City, DE	1,848	$90,558	11.3%
Ronan, MT	1,848	$45,250	44.4%
Mashteuiatsh, QC	1,848	n/a
Lake Dalecarlia, IN	1,847	$150,381	84.9%
Montpelier, IN	1,849	$55,221	32.1%
Monroe, IA	1,848	$91,230	12.2%

Source: The Monroe, 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.