Nashua, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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7%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

83%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Nashua	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$27,829	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$44,028	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$48,125	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$39,219	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$44,148	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$31,083	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.4%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Nashua is 7% lower than the national average
The median household income in Nashua is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Nashua is 83% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Nashua is 31% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$29,349 $44,028 $88,056

City

$36,376 $54,570 $109,140

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Nashua median earnings by income bracket

Nashua employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.1%	6.1%
Manufacturing sector	37.0%	37.0%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	11.4%	11.4%
Public administration	0.3%	0.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.2%	8.2%
Education, health & social services	13.0%	13.0%
Other	23.0%	23.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Tripoli, IA	1,337	$63,393	14.6%
North Washington, IA	172	$62,750	13.4%
Ionia, IA	296	$61,585	11.3%
Plainfield, IA	405	$59,250	7.1%
Clarksville, IA	1,345	$55,956	1.1%
Nashua, IA	1,448	$44,028	20.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Borden, IN	1,448	$51,071	7.7%
Fair Grove, MO	1,448	$63,214	14.3%
West Alexandria, OH	1,448	$50,345	9.0%
Browntown, PA	1,448	$58,786	6.3%
Perryville, AR	1,449	$49,583	10.4%
Nashua, IA	1,448	$44,028	20.4%

Source: The Nashua, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).