Ocheyedan, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

11%

Household income NAT. AVG.

82%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ocheyedan	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$37,162	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$89,922	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$92,572	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$39,583	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,020	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$28,790	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.9%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	26.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ocheyedan is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ocheyedan is 11% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ocheyedan is 82% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Ocheyedan is 73% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$59,942 $89,922 $179,844

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Ocheyedan median earnings by income bracket

Ocheyedan employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	20.1%	20.1%
Manufacturing sector	18.9%	18.9%
Financial & insurance services	1.3%	1.3%
Wholesale & retail services	20.1%	20.1%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	1.3%	1.3%
Other	27.0%	27.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bigelow, MN	287	$112,462	38.3%
Lake Park, IA	1,235	$94,175	15.8%
Sibley, IA	2,652	$87,874	8.0%
Melvin, IA	244	$85,285	4.9%
Round Lake, MN	434	$81,556	0.3%
Ocheyedan, IA	581	$89,922	10.6%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hartman, AR	581	$50,081	38.4%
Firth, ID	581	$84,555	4.0%
Bertha, MN	581	$77,897	4.2%
Whitefield, OK	581	$70,431	13.4%
Blue Berry Hill, TX	581	$75,248	7.5%
Ocheyedan, IA	581	$89,922	10.6%

Source: The Ocheyedan, 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.