New Market, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

94%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Market	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$42,886	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$74,442	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$103,925	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,734	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$64,039	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$0	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.3%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	6.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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The income per capita in New Market is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in New Market is 8% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Market is 94% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Market is 55% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,623 $74,442 $148,884

City

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

State

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

Nation

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New Market median earnings by income bracket

New Market employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	14.5%	14.5%
Manufacturing sector	36.2%	36.2%
Financial & insurance services	2.2%	2.2%
Wholesale & retail services	3.6%	3.6%
Public administration	11.6%	11.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	10.1%
Education, health & social services	0.7%	0.7%
Other	18.1%	18.1%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bedford, IA	1,527	$97,136	19.4%
Yorktown, IA	48	$80,983	0.4%
Elmo, MO	184	$76,350	6.1%
Villisca, IA	1,207	$75,602	7.0%
Sharpsburg, IA	151	$71,344	12.3%
New Market, IA	497	$74,442	8.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Paauilo, HI	497	$89,988	10.6%
Ellsworth, IA	497	$97,341	19.7%
Maharishi Vedic City, IA	497	$105,113	29.2%
Iuka, IL	497	$63,047	22.5%
Oklee, MN	497	$64,785	20.3%
New Market, IA	497	$74,442	8.5%

Source: The New Market, 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.