Mount Ayr, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

12%

Household income NAT. AVG.

53%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Mount Ayr	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$38,747	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$71,186	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$100,587	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$31,454	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$51,452	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,918	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	2.3%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Mount Ayr is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Mount Ayr is 12% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Mount Ayr is 53% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Mount Ayr is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,452 $71,186 $142,372

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Mount Ayr employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	21.4%	21.4%
Manufacturing sector	8.3%	8.3%
Financial & insurance services	1.8%	1.8%
Wholesale & retail services	20.3%	20.3%
Public administration	7.1%	7.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.3%	8.3%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	23.3%	23.3%

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Irena, MO	10	$117,849	44.9%
Sun Valley Lake, IA	193	$109,724	34.9%
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Shannon City, IA	111	$102,203	25.7%
Mount Ayr, IA	2,030	$71,186	12.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Huachuca City, AZ	2,030	$62,994	22.5%
Slayton, MN	2,030	$69,054	15.1%
Carrington, ND	2,030	$72,001	11.5%
Cridersville, OH	2,030	$77,316	4.9%
Hopwood, PA	2,030	$66,244	18.6%
Mount Ayr, IA	2,030	$71,186	12.5%

Source: The Mount Ayr, 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.