Morning Sun, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Morning Sun	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$45,038	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$87,607	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,748	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$61,904	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$42,094	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.0%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Morning Sun is equal to the national average
The median household income in Morning Sun is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Morning Sun is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Morning Sun is 60% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$58,398 $87,607 $175,214

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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Morning Sun median earnings by income bracket

Morning Sun employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	5.8%	5.8%
Manufacturing sector	15.6%	15.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.7%	1.7%
Wholesale & retail services	34.7%	34.7%
Public administration	1.2%	1.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	12.7%	12.7%
Education, health & social services	4.0%	4.0%
Other	24.3%	24.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cotter, IA	21	$132,680	63.1%
Wapello, IA	1,960	$105,091	29.2%
Columbus City, IA	403	$96,633	18.8%
Mediapolis, IA	2,178	$89,142	9.6%
Crawfordsville, IA	343	$85,690	5.4%
Morning Sun, IA	742	$87,607	7.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Burnside, AZ	742	$38,381	52.8%
Adrian, GA	742	$33,336	59.0%
Minneola, KS	742	$77,991	4.1%
Pembroke, KY	742	$86,094	5.9%
Chesapeake City, MD	742	$87,398	7.5%
Morning Sun, IA	742	$87,607	7.7%

Source: The Morning Sun, 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.