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

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

4%

Household income NAT. AVG.

69%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	New Sharon	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$46,635	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$84,877	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$96,130	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$37,390	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$67,160	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$38,904	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.0%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in New Sharon is 4% higher than the national average
The median household income in New Sharon is 4% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in New Sharon is 69% lower than the national average
The poverty level in New Sharon is 27% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$56,579 $84,877 $169,754

City

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

State

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

Nation

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New Sharon median earnings by income bracket

New Sharon employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.2%	9.2%
Manufacturing sector	45.6%	45.6%
Financial & insurance services	1.1%	1.1%
Wholesale & retail services	16.2%	16.2%
Public administration	1.8%	1.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	4.0%
Education, health & social services	8.1%	8.1%
Other	11.8%	11.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Keomah Village, IA	119	$134,172	65.0%
Pella, IA	10,526	$112,200	38.0%
Sully, IA	983	$108,964	34.0%
Leighton, IA	200	$83,417	2.6%
Rose Hill, IA	247	$80,529	1.0%
New Sharon, IA	1,216	$84,877	4.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Skagway, AK	1,216	$117,531	44.5%
Queen Anne, MD	1,216	$206,864	154.3%
Goodhue, MN	1,216	$108,657	33.6%
Tuckahoe CDP, NY	1,216	$114,182	40.4%
Boley, OK	1,216	$54,930	32.5%
New Sharon, IA	1,216	$84,877	4.4%

Source: The New Sharon, 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.