Vandalia, MO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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47%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

31%

Household income NAT. AVG.

71%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Vandalia	Missouri	National
Income per capita	$23,890	$39,715	$44,883
Median household income	$56,516	$72,613	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$73,979	$90,986	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$41,612	$45,210	$52,080
Median earnings male	$45,759	$52,324	$54,343
Median earnings female	$23,207	$36,971	$38,439
Unemployment rate	1.4%	4.4%	4.9%
Poverty level	15.9%	15.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Vandalia is 47% lower than the national average
The median household income in Vandalia is 31% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Vandalia is 71% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Vandalia is 5% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$37,673 $56,516 $113,032

City

$48,403 $72,613 $145,226

State

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

Nation

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Vandalia median earnings by income bracket

Vandalia employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.8%	10.8%
Manufacturing sector	28.2%	28.2%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	11.9%	11.9%
Public administration	8.3%	8.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	8.8%	8.8%
Education, health & social services	4.1%	4.1%
Other	27.7%	27.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Farber, MO	419	$76,443	6.0%
Frankford, MO	464	$64,716	20.4%
Laddonia, MO	599	$62,774	22.8%
Center, MO	485	$56,100	31.0%
Curryville, MO	258	$55,348	31.9%
Vandalia, MO	3,993	$56,516	30.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Menands, NY	3,993	$101,493	24.8%
Clearview, WA	3,993	$229,511	182.2%
Carefree, AZ	3,992	$170,405	109.5%
Washington Park, IL	3,994	$31,108	61.8%
Benson, NC	3,991	$67,717	16.7%
Vandalia, MO	3,993	$56,516	30.5%

Source: The Vandalia, MO 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.