Prescott, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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18%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

13%

Household income NAT. AVG.

73%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Prescott	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$36,599	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$70,512	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$75,142	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,701	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$75,024	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$41,119	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.5%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Prescott is 18% lower than the national average
The median household income in Prescott is 13% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Prescott is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Prescott is 37% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$47,003 $70,512 $141,024

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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Prescott median earnings by income bracket

Prescott employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	35.0%	35.0%
Manufacturing sector	10.0%	10.0%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	15.0%	15.0%
Public administration	5.0%	5.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.0%	5.0%
Education, health & social services	20.0%	20.0%
Other	10.0%	10.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Diagonal, IA	492	$90,388	11.1%
Orient, IA	450	$79,630	2.1%
Carbon, IA	54	$75,333	7.4%
Corning, IA	1,716	$73,481	9.7%
Nodaway, IA	57	$69,208	14.9%
Prescott, IA	193	$70,512	13.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Adak, AK	193	$76,096	6.4%
Sun Valley Lake, IA	193	$109,724	34.9%
West Brooklyn, IL	193	$98,774	21.4%
Butlerville, IN	193	$0	100.0%
Sugartown, LA	193	$0	100.0%
Prescott, IA	193	$70,512	13.3%

Source: The Prescott, 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.