Okoboji, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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64%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Okoboji	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$73,509	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$78,867	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$114,352	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$25,509	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,124	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	11.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Okoboji is 64% higher than the national average
The median household income in Okoboji is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Okoboji is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Okoboji is 25% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,572 $78,867 $157,734

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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Okoboji median earnings by income bracket

Okoboji employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	16.0%	16.0%
Manufacturing sector	9.2%	9.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.7%	0.7%
Wholesale & retail services	26.5%	26.5%
Public administration	2.4%	2.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	10.9%	10.9%
Other	34.4%	34.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wahpeton, IA	429	$139,031	70.9%
Fostoria, IA	186	$112,508	38.3%
West Okoboji, IA	356	$106,784	31.3%
Arnolds Park, IA	999	$97,490	19.9%
Lake Park, IA	1,235	$94,175	15.8%
Okoboji, IA	945	$78,867	3.0%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Patoka, IN	945	$47,894	41.1%
Steele, ND	945	$72,086	11.4%
Lac-Simon, QC	945	n/a
Pinon, AZ	946	$56,377	30.7%
St. Michaels, AZ	944	$53,390	34.4%
Okoboji, IA	945	$78,867	3.0%

Source: The Okoboji, 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.