Persia, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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27%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

3%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Persia	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$32,910	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$78,605	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$72,707	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$89,901	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$53,860	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$39,707	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	16.5%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Persia is 27% lower than the national average
The median household income in Persia is 3% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Persia is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Persia is 9% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$52,398 $78,605 $157,210

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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Persia median earnings by income bracket

Persia employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	35.9%	35.9%
Manufacturing sector	6.4%	6.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	21.8%	21.8%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.5%	11.5%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	21.8%	21.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bentley, IA	163	$286,466	252.2%
Crescent, IA	777	$125,444	54.2%
Portsmouth, IA	174	$121,107	48.9%
Westphalia, IA	167	$120,484	48.1%
Underwood, IA	986	$113,817	39.9%
Persia, IA	351	$78,605	3.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Clacks Canyon, AZ	351	$138,524	70.3%
Winkelman, AZ	351	$55,393	31.9%
Lohrville, IA	351	$66,632	18.1%
Towanda, IL	351	$89,152	9.6%
Moline, KS	351	$51,219	37.0%
Persia, IA	351	$78,605	3.4%

Source: The Persia, 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.