Wayland, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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3%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

8%

Household income NAT. AVG.

10%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Wayland	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$29,007	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$59,583	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$70,677	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$35,833	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$42,976	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$25,852	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	5.1%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	14.5%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Wayland is 3% lower than the national average
The median household income in Wayland is 8% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Wayland is 10% higher than the national average
The poverty level in Wayland is 4% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,718 $59,583 $119,166

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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Wayland median earnings by income bracket

Wayland employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.7%	12.7%
Manufacturing sector	23.6%	23.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	12.0%	12.0%
Public administration	10.8%	10.8%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	7.7%	7.7%
Education, health & social services	6.2%	6.2%
Other	24.7%	24.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pleasant Plain, IA	101	$100,069	80.9%
Westwood, IA	71	$98,750	78.5%
Cotter, IA	21	$88,750	60.4%
Lockridge, IA	764	$86,136	55.7%
Olds, IA	166	$68,438	23.7%
Wayland, IA	1,149	$59,583	7.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Minturn, CO	1,149	$105,000	89.8%
Palm Beach Shores, FL	1,149	$73,558	33.0%
New Pekin, IN	1,149	$40,208	27.3%
Wellsville, MO	1,149	$48,000	13.2%
Blowing Rock, NC	1,149	$83,333	50.6%
Wayland, IA	1,149	$59,583	7.7%

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