Washta, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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8%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

18%

Household income NAT. AVG.

4%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Washta	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$41,154	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$67,079	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$66,372	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$0	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$38,796	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$30,128	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	13.1%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Washta is 8% lower than the national average
The median household income in Washta is 18% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Washta is 4% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Washta is 13% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$44,714 $67,079 $134,158

City

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

State

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

Nation

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Washta employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	10.0%	10.0%
Manufacturing sector	42.5%	42.5%
Financial & insurance services	7.5%	7.5%
Wholesale & retail services	10.0%	10.0%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	17.5%	17.5%
Education, health & social services	7.5%	7.5%
Other	5.0%	5.0%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Aurelia, IA	928	$89,400	9.9%
Kingsley, IA	1,495	$89,068	9.5%
Pierson, IA	358	$89,017	9.4%
Holstein, IA	1,408	$81,902	0.7%
Cushing, IA	244	$81,885	0.7%
Washta, IA	191	$67,079	17.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Coffee Creek, CA	191	$65,343	19.7%
Dinosaur, CO	191	$54,423	33.1%
Henlopen Acres, DE	191	$252,022	209.9%
Schneider, IN	191	$85,785	5.5%
Fairfield, KY	191	$110,973	36.4%
Washta, IA	191	$67,079	17.5%

Source: The Washta, 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.