Prairie City, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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12%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

33%

Household income NAT. AVG.

21%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prairie City	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$33,444	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$73,533	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$93,173	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$65,086	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$62,083	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,625	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.7%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	4.2%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Prairie City is 12% higher than the national average
The median household income in Prairie City is 33% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prairie City is 21% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Prairie City is 73% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,017 $73,533 $147,066

City

$36,376 $54,570 $109,140

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

Nation

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Prairie City median earnings by income bracket

Prairie City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	8.6%	8.6%
Manufacturing sector	29.4%	29.4%
Financial & insurance services	8.9%	8.9%
Wholesale & retail services	18.8%	18.8%
Public administration	7.1%	7.1%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.8%	5.8%
Education, health & social services	4.3%	4.3%
Other	16.4%	16.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bondurant, IA	6,567	$95,259	72.2%
Carlisle, IA	4,181	$86,087	55.6%
Lambs Grove, IA	231	$83,750	51.4%
Runnells, IA	485	$83,409	50.8%
Altoona, IA	18,917	$79,482	43.7%
Prairie City, IA	1,827	$73,533	32.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Unionville, MO	1,827	$31,780	42.6%
Milford, UT	1,827	$65,045	17.6%
Gilbert, MN	1,828	$51,705	6.5%
Lewiston, MN	1,828	$72,375	30.8%
Superior, NE	1,826	$41,714	24.6%
Prairie City, IA	1,827	$73,533	32.9%

Source: The Prairie City, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).