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

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35%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

32%

Household income NAT. AVG.

84%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Rockwell City	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$29,127	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$55,595	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$81,889	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$29,711	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$19,191	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$24,076	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.8%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	14.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Rockwell City is 35% lower than the national average
The median household income in Rockwell City is 32% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Rockwell City is 84% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Rockwell City is 2% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,059 $55,595 $111,190

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Rockwell City median earnings by income bracket

Rockwell City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	6.9%	6.9%
Manufacturing sector	12.2%	12.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.3%	0.3%
Wholesale & retail services	17.6%	17.6%
Public administration	15.4%	15.4%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	10.0%	10.0%
Education, health & social services	20.4%	20.4%
Other	13.2%	13.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Twin Lakes, IA	318	$155,372	91.0%
Knierim, IA	58	$110,616	36.0%
Barnum, IA	329	$106,171	30.5%
Fonda, IA	556	$89,315	9.8%
Clare, IA	148	$83,884	3.1%
Rockwell City, IA	2,242	$55,595	31.6%

Cities with similar population

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Biggar, SK	2,242	n/a
Ester, AK	2,241	$100,244	23.3%
Woodstock, NB	2,241	n/a
Disraeli, QC	2,241	n/a
Aliceville, AL	2,243	$39,405	51.6%
Rockwell City, IA	2,242	$55,595	31.6%

Source: The Rockwell 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.