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

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17%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

20%

Household income NAT. AVG.

16%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Swea City	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$37,170	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$64,966	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$72,698	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$53,413	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,951	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$45,833	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.1%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	21.9%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Swea City is 17% lower than the national average
The median household income in Swea City is 20% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Swea City is 16% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Swea City is 45% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$43,306 $64,966 $129,932

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Swea City employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	3.8%	3.8%
Manufacturing sector	44.1%	44.1%
Financial & insurance services	1.6%	1.6%
Wholesale & retail services	11.3%	11.3%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	5.9%	5.9%
Education, health & social services	11.3%	11.3%
Other	22.0%	22.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Lone Rock, IA	184	$89,955	10.6%
Lakota, IA	414	$78,739	3.2%
Ringsted, IA	483	$74,094	8.9%
Burt, IA	534	$73,948	9.1%
Titonka, IA	425	$73,812	9.2%
Swea City, IA	655	$64,966	20.1%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Norphlet, AR	655	$84,298	3.6%
Valley Acres, CA	655	$104,362	28.3%
Sharon, CT	655	$206,863	154.3%
Addison, MI	655	$61,492	24.4%
New Lothrop, MI	655	$100,818	24.0%
Swea City, IA	655	$64,966	20.1%

Source: The Swea 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.