What Cheer, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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37%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

27%

Household income NAT. AVG.

39%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	What Cheer	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$28,338	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$59,620	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$58,708	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$61,830	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$47,612	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$18,186	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	19.9%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in What Cheer is 37% lower than the national average
The median household income in What Cheer is 27% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in What Cheer is 39% lower than the national average
The poverty level in What Cheer is 31% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$39,742 $59,620 $119,240

City

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

State

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

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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What Cheer median earnings by income bracket

What Cheer employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	12.0%	12.0%
Manufacturing sector	26.3%	26.3%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	14.9%	14.9%
Public administration	1.7%	1.7%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	9.1%	9.1%
Education, health & social services	1.7%	1.7%
Other	31.4%	31.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Keomah Village, IA	119	$134,172	65.0%
Millersburg, IA	187	$95,573	17.5%
Rose Hill, IA	247	$80,529	1.0%
Fremont, IA	830	$76,890	5.5%
Deep River, IA	292	$76,477	6.0%
What Cheer, IA	729	$59,620	26.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Wheatfield, IN	729	$77,920	4.2%
Heron Lake, MN	729	$103,592	27.4%
Lawndale, NC	729	$46,366	43.0%
Fairfield, OK	729	$44,648	45.1%
Edenburg, PA	729	$118,586	45.8%
What Cheer, IA	729	$59,620	26.7%

Source: The What Cheer, 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.