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

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

49%

Household income NAT. AVG.

100%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Promise City	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$28,308	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$41,538	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$51,968	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$44,986	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$20,293	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	29.2%	12.3%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Promise City is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in Promise City is 49% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Promise City is 100% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Promise City is 93% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$27,689 $41,538 $83,076

City

$54,252 $81,387 $162,774

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Promise City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	61.5%	61.5%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	0.0%	0.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	38.5%	38.5%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Cincinnati, IA	275	$69,115	15.0%
Corydon, IA	1,714	$69,007	15.2%
Numa, IA	81	$58,587	28.0%
Mystic, IA	323	$57,440	29.4%
Allerton, IA	465	$55,722	31.5%
Promise City, IA	75	$41,538	48.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Willow Creek, AK	75	$0	100.0%
Lindcove, CA	75	$0	100.0%
Paoli, CO	75	$0	100.0%
Comstock, MN	75	$0	100.0%
Foster, MO	75	$70,230	13.7%
Promise City, IA	75	$41,538	48.9%

Source: The Promise City, 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.