Norwalk, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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34%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

51%

Household income NAT. AVG.

35%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Norwalk	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$60,320	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$122,496	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$139,682	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$59,821	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$82,993	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$58,100	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.2%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	4.7%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Norwalk is 34% higher than the national average
The median household income in Norwalk is 51% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Norwalk is 35% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Norwalk is 69% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$81,655 $122,496 $244,992

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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Norwalk median earnings by income bracket

Norwalk employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.7%	8.7%
Manufacturing sector	10.4%	10.4%
Financial & insurance services	14.4%	14.4%
Wholesale & retail services	18.1%	18.1%
Public administration	5.3%	5.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.8%	10.8%
Education, health & social services	8.5%	8.5%
Other	21.9%	21.9%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bevington, IA	28	$181,154	122.7%
Van Meter, IA	1,436	$164,823	102.7%
Clive, IA	17,633	$158,563	95.0%
Cumming, IA	550	$149,625	84.0%
Urbandale, IA	45,000	$143,701	76.7%
Norwalk, IA	11,804	$122,496	50.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Magnolia, AR	11,803	$51,791	36.3%
Peru, IN	11,801	$58,590	28.0%
Muscoy, CA	11,809	$67,520	17.0%
Cleveland, MS	11,812	$52,597	35.3%
North Dundas, ON	11,794	n/a
Norwalk, IA	11,804	$122,496	50.6%

Source: The Norwalk, 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.