Nashua, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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6%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

19%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Nashua	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$42,064	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$66,099	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$73,112	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,402	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,179	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$44,999	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	10.4%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Nashua is 6% lower than the national average
The median household income in Nashua is 19% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Nashua is 84% 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

$44,061 $66,099 $132,198

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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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	1,390	$94,433	16.1%
North Washington, IA	178	$93,118	14.5%
Ionia, IA	304	$92,512	13.7%
Plainfield, IA	416	$88,376	8.7%
Clarksville, IA	1,391	$83,473	2.6%
Nashua, IA	1,480	$66,099	18.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Zebulon, GA	1,480	$59,550	26.8%
Lakeshire, MO	1,480	$74,262	8.7%
Fairview, UT	1,480	$86,722	6.6%
Greenville, VA	1,480	$95,716	17.7%
Powers Lake, WI	1,480	$128,405	57.9%
Nashua, IA	1,480	$66,099	18.7%

Source: The Nashua, 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.