Westwood, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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60%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

79%

Household income NAT. AVG.

66%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Westwood	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$47,628	$28,872	$29,829
Median household income	$98,750	$54,570	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$98,750	$66,527	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$0	$30,828	$35,192
Median earnings male	$68,333	$37,409	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,833	$25,115	$26,250
Unemployment rate	1.6%	3.1%	4.7%
Poverty level	0.0%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Westwood is 60% higher than the national average
The median household income in Westwood is 79% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Westwood is 66% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Westwood is 100% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$65,826 $98,750 $197,500

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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Westwood employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	0.0%	0.0%
Manufacturing sector	12.5%	12.5%
Financial & insurance services	4.2%	4.2%
Wholesale & retail services	25.0%	25.0%
Public administration	4.2%	4.2%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	0.0%	0.0%
Education, health & social services	8.3%	8.3%
Other	41.7%	41.7%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Pleasant Plain, IA	101	$100,069	80.9%
Houghton, IA	104	$91,250	64.9%
Lockridge, IA	764	$86,136	55.7%
Olds, IA	166	$68,438	23.7%
St. Paul, IA	65	$60,000	8.5%
Westwood, IA	71	$98,750	78.5%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Chitina, AK	71	$0	100.0%
Twin Hills, AK	71	$19,688	64.4%
Wikieup, AZ	71	$84,250	52.3%
Kim, CO	71	$30,972	44.0%
Butte City, ID	71	$0	100.0%
Westwood, IA	71	$98,750	78.5%

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