Shenandoah, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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13%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

21%

Household income NAT. AVG.

29%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Shenandoah	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$39,233	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$64,339	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$94,348	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$39,526	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$59,742	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$35,626	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	17.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Shenandoah is 13% lower than the national average
The median household income in Shenandoah is 21% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Shenandoah is 29% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Shenandoah is 15% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$42,888 $64,339 $128,678

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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Shenandoah median earnings by income bracket

Shenandoah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.7%	7.7%
Manufacturing sector	22.1%	22.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.5%	1.5%
Wholesale & retail services	17.1%	17.1%
Public administration	6.7%	6.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.0%	8.0%
Education, health & social services	14.3%	14.3%
Other	22.2%	22.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Randolph, IA	268	$101,574	24.9%
Yorktown, IA	48	$80,983	0.4%
Farragut, IA	459	$80,006	1.6%
Sidney, IA	1,040	$77,897	4.2%
Essex, IA	791	$69,716	14.3%
Shenandoah, IA	5,020	$64,339	20.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Summit, WI	5,020	$166,900	105.2%
Peppermill Village, MD	5,019	$107,284	31.9%
Port Allen, LA	5,018	$81,154	0.2%
New Haven, MI	5,018	$81,800	0.6%
Annapolis, Subd. C, NS	5,018	n/a
Shenandoah, IA	5,020	$64,339	20.9%

Source: The Shenandoah, 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.