Whiting, IA Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita NAT. AVG.

2%

Household income NAT. AVG.

90%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Whiting	Iowa	National
Income per capita	$40,535	$42,672	$44,883
Median household income	$79,925	$81,387	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$104,633	$98,724	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$55,343	$45,890	$52,080
Median earnings male	$70,435	$54,047	$54,343
Median earnings female	$51,697	$36,462	$38,439
Unemployment rate	0.5%	3.2%	4.9%
Poverty level	8.7%	12.3%	15.1%

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Key findings

The income per capita in Whiting is 10% lower than the national average
The median household income in Whiting is 2% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Whiting is 90% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Whiting is 42% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$53,278 $79,925 $159,850

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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Whiting median earnings by income bracket

Whiting employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	13.6%	13.6%
Manufacturing sector	13.6%	13.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.5%	0.5%
Wholesale & retail services	16.5%	16.5%
Public administration	0.0%	0.0%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	13.1%	13.1%
Education, health & social services	17.5%	17.5%
Other	23.8%	23.8%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Turin, IA	151	$113,291	39.3%
Hornick, IA	295	$107,427	32.1%
Sloan, IA	1,063	$105,168	29.3%
Blencoe, IA	245	$100,318	23.3%
Salix, IA	498	$92,155	13.3%
Whiting, IA	846	$79,925	1.7%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Autaugaville, AL	846	$52,916	34.9%
Village of Clarkston, MI	846	$120,835	48.6%
Smithfield, OH	846	$64,100	21.2%
O'Donnell, TX	846	$80,477	1.1%
Webequie, ON	846	n/a
Whiting, IA	846	$79,925	1.7%

Source: The Whiting, 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.