Traer, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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4%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

1%

Household income NAT. AVG.

76%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Traer	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$43,187	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$82,317	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$102,474	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$45,927	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$66,252	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$37,672	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.2%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	5.8%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Traer is 4% lower than the national average
The median household income in Traer is 1% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Traer is 76% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Traer is 62% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$54,872 $82,317 $164,634

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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Traer median earnings by income bracket

Traer employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	15.7%	15.7%
Manufacturing sector	21.7%	21.7%
Financial & insurance services	2.7%	2.7%
Wholesale & retail services	18.7%	18.7%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	17.3%	17.3%
Other	16.2%	16.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Reinbeck, IA	1,737	$103,984	27.8%
Montour, IA	254	$99,722	22.6%
Vining, IA	85	$93,308	14.7%
Dysart, IA	1,449	$88,011	8.2%
La Porte City, IA	2,623	$87,156	7.2%
Traer, IA	1,547	$82,317	1.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Hawthorne, FL	1,547	$57,053	29.9%
Sedgwick, KS	1,547	$83,030	2.1%
Wellington, UT	1,547	$67,500	17.0%
Sainte-Perpétue, QC	1,547	n/a
Redkey, IN	1,546	$49,761	38.8%
Traer, IA	1,547	$82,317	1.2%

Source: The Traer, 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.