Primghar, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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19%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Primghar	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$24,049	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$50,179	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$60,972	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$33,000	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$38,523	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$26,563	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	10.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Primghar is 19% lower than the national average
The median household income in Primghar is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Primghar is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Primghar is 28% lower than the national average

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$33,449 $50,179 $100,358

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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Primghar employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	9.5%	1.1%
Manufacturing sector	21.1%	13.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	18.7%	5.3%
Public administration	3.5%	9.6%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	11.6%	3.2%
Education, health & social services	5.3%	46.0%
Other	28.2%	18.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Granville, IA	362	$58,125	5.1%
Paullina, IA	1,034	$57,574	4.1%
Hospers, IA	756	$55,625	0.5%
Calumet, IA	192	$50,000	9.6%
Melvin, IA	235	$48,500	12.3%
Primghar, IA	973	$50,179	9.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Stonington, CT	973	$74,297	34.3%
Lake Waukomis, MO	973	$78,214	41.4%
Mora, NM	973	$25,036	54.7%
Silkworth, PA	973	$57,350	3.7%
Chute-Saint-Philippe, QC	973	n/a
Primghar, IA	973	$50,179	9.3%

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