Ricketts, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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38%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

52%

Household income NAT. AVG.

149%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Ricketts	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$27,633	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$38,883	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$42,365	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$20,197	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$0	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$3,718	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	12.2%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	7.6%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Ricketts is 38% lower than the national average
The median household income in Ricketts is 52% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Ricketts is 149% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Ricketts is 50% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$25,919 $38,883 $77,766

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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Ricketts median earnings by income bracket

Ricketts employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.3%	6.3%
Manufacturing sector	43.8%	43.8%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	6.3%	6.3%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	6.3%	6.3%
Education, health & social services	0.0%	0.0%
Other	31.3%	31.3%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Buck Grove, IA	36	$118,062	45.2%
Schleswig, IA	1,015	$90,335	11.1%
Danbury, IA	416	$83,902	3.2%
Denison, IA	8,630	$79,496	2.3%
Battle Creek, IA	862	$77,526	4.7%
Ricketts, IA	96	$38,883	52.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Rock House, AZ	96	$49,693	38.9%
Sun Valley, AZ	96	$0	100.0%
Glasgow, IL	96	$48,888	39.9%
Mount Auburn, IN	96	$84,886	4.4%
Zurich, KS	96	$81,969	0.8%
Ricketts, IA	96	$38,883	52.2%

Source: The Ricketts, 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.