Shellsburg, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

24%

Household income NAT. AVG.

65%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shellsburg	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$43,830	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$101,158	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$111,756	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$48,468	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$72,235	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$47,375	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.7%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	9.7%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shellsburg is 2% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shellsburg is 24% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shellsburg is 65% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shellsburg is 36% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$67,431 $101,158 $202,316

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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Shellsburg median earnings by income bracket

Shellsburg employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	25.7%	25.7%
Manufacturing sector	26.6%	26.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.2%	14.2%
Public administration	0.9%	0.9%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.7%	8.7%
Education, health & social services	3.7%	3.7%
Other	13.8%	13.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Robins, IA	3,584	$198,760	144.4%
Walford, IA	1,368	$162,003	99.2%
Fairfax, IA	2,871	$156,832	92.8%
Atkins, IA	2,137	$148,500	82.6%
Ely, IA	2,272	$141,486	74.0%
Shellsburg, IA	826	$101,158	24.4%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Haxtun, CO	826	$71,647	11.9%
Wheelwright, KY	826	$32,523	60.0%
Lot 6, PE	826	n/a
Upper Bear Creek, CO	825	$235,012	189.0%
Waleska, GA	827	$0	100.0%
Shellsburg, IA	826	$101,158	24.4%

Source: The Shellsburg, 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.