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

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Income/capita 8%

Household income 10%

Unemployment 60%

Index	Prairie City	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$27,352	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$60,978	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$72,250	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,750	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$45,250	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$28,438	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.9%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	7.6%	12.3%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Prairie City is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Prairie City is 10% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prairie City is 60% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Prairie City is 49% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$40,647$60,978$121,956

City

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

State

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

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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Prairie City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.6%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	20.2%	2.4%
Financial & insurance services	7.1%	17.4%
Wholesale & retail services	18.4%	13.9%
Public administration	3.2%	3.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.1%	1.1%
Education, health & social services	7.1%	39.6%
Other	16.4%	18.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pleasant Hill, IA	9,406	$75,373	36.2%
Bondurant, IA	5,079	$73,073	32.1%
Altoona, IA	16,692	$72,398	30.9%
Runnells, IA	514	$66,667	20.5%
Lambs Grove, IA	200	$65,313	18.1%
Prairie City, IA	1,973	$60,978	10.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Mayer, MN	1,973	$90,536	63.7%
Valencia, NM	1,973	$33,279	39.8%
Telluride, CO	1,972	$62,929	13.8%
Rosharon, TX	1,972	$54,250	1.9%
Valley View, OH	1,974	$86,071	55.6%
Prairie City, IA	1,973	$60,978	10.2%

Source: The Prairie City, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).