Van Wert, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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21%

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Household income NAT. AVG.

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Unemployment NAT. AVG.

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Index	Van Wert	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$23,658	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$32,500	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$34,583	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$28,750	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$24,688	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$21,389	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.3%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	5.3%	12.3%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Van Wert is 21% lower than the national average
The median household income in Van Wert is 41% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Van Wert is 73% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Van Wert is 65% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$21,664 $32,500 $65,000

City

$36,376 $54,570 $109,140

State

$36,877 $55,322 $110,644

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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Van Wert median earnings by income bracket

Van Wert employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	1.8%
Manufacturing sector	29.3%	16.4%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	3.6%
Wholesale & retail services	9.8%	27.3%
Public administration	2.4%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	1.8%
Education, health & social services	7.3%	32.7%
Other	51.2%	18.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sun Valley Lake, IA	224	$73,533	32.9%
Thayer, IA	60	$60,357	9.1%
Osceola, IA	4,992	$44,261	20.0%
Decatur City, IA	205	$42,813	22.6%
Woodburn, IA	230	$41,250	25.4%
Van Wert, IA	190	$32,500	41.3%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Vredenburgh, AL	190	$0	100.0%
Wikieup, AZ	190	$38,281	30.8%
Clipper Mills, CA	190	$0	100.0%
Rye, CO	190	$47,083	14.9%
Randolph, IA	190	$47,917	13.4%
Van Wert, IA	190	$32,500	41.3%

Source: The Van Wert, IA employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).