Comparison to Surrounding Areas
The median household income ($71,616) for 47978 is less than the median household income for 47995 ($80,179), 47963 ($75,000), 47977 ($80,000), 46310 ($73,789), 46392 ($90,912), 47943 ($77,857), 47946 ($79,457), Newton County ($75,481), and Jasper County ($77,314). But it's more than 47922 ($61,033), 47957 ($61,002), 47959 ($48,750), 47964 ($49,250), White County ($67,303), Mount Ayr town ($49,250), and Rensselaer city ($60,331).
| 47978 | $71,616 |
| Mount Ayr town | $49,250 |
| Rensselaer city | $60,331 |
| Jasper County | $77,314 |
| Newton County | $75,481 |
| White County | $67,303 |
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The average household income ($84,142) for 47978 is less than the average household income for 46310 ($89,673), 46392 ($102,261), 47946 ($84,749), 47977 ($115,256), and Jasper County ($92,656). But it's more than 47995 ($79,228), 47957 ($63,185), 47959 ($63,876), 47963 ($81,315), 47964 ($63,956), 47922 ($73,559), 47943 ($83,667), White County ($83,596), Newton County ($80,819), Mount Ayr town ($63,956), and Rensselaer city ($69,016).
| 47978 | $84,142 |
| Mount Ayr town | $63,956 |
| Rensselaer city | $69,016 |
| Jasper County | $92,656 |
| Newton County | $80,819 |
| White County | $83,596 |
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The per-capita income for 47978 is $33,531. The per capita income ($33,531) for 47978 is less than the per capita income for 46310 ($35,419), 46392 ($38,335), 47977 ($45,917), Jasper County ($36,348), Newton County ($33,933), and White County ($34,585). But it's more than 47995 ($26,998), 47963 ($31,382), 47964 ($29,221), 47922 ($28,596), 47943 ($31,881), 47946 ($32,135), 47957 ($21,741), 47959 ($21,114), Rensselaer city ($26,657), and Mount Ayr town ($29,221).
| 47978 | $33,531 |
| Mount Ayr town | $29,221 |
| Rensselaer city | $26,657 |
| Jasper County | $36,348 |
| Newton County | $33,933 |
| White County | $34,585 |
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4.5% of households make over $200,000 a year. The percent high income households (4.5%) for 47978 is less than the percent high income households for 46310 (4.7%), 46392 (7.3%), 47943 (7.7%), 47977 (7.0%), Jasper County (5.8%), and White County (5.0%). But it's more than 47995 (3.2%), 47959 (1.8%), 47963 (1.0%), 47964 (0.0%), 47922 (3.4%), 47946 (2.4%), 47957 (1.2%), Newton County (2.9%), Mount Ayr town (0.0%), and Rensselaer city (0.7%).
| 47978 | 4.5% |
| Mount Ayr town | 0.0% |
| Rensselaer city | 0.7% |
| Jasper County | 5.8% |
| Newton County | 2.9% |
| White County | 5.0% |
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| under 25 years | 25 to 44 years | 45 to 64 years | 65 years and over | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47978 | $-1 | $79,950 | $86,042 | $46,422 |
| Mount Ayr town | $-1 | $-1 | $-1 | $49,500 |
| Rensselaer city | $33,400 | $62,092 | $76,936 | $44,120 |
| Jasper County | $41,618 | $91,307 | $96,078 | $46,609 |
| Newton County | $62,857 | $80,450 | $81,294 | $54,519 |
| White County | $49,693 | $81,502 | $82,351 | $48,205 |
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All income statistics above are the most current, comparable income statistics available from the US Census Bureau and are from the American Community Survey 2024 5-year estimates. You can find this information and other demographics for 47978 on the US Census Bureau’s website. These values are in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars and were downloaded on 29 January 2026.
Margins of error for the income data are:
| Median Household Income | Average Household Income | Per Capita Income | High Income Households | Median Household Income by Age of Householder | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| under 25 | 25 to 44 | 45 to 64 | 65+ | |||||
| 47978 | +/-$9,033 | +/-$5,519 | +/-$2,164 | +/-1.9% | +/-$-1 | +/-$14,343 | +/-$10,141 | +/-$14,629 |
| Mount Ayr town | +/-$28,337 | +/-$30,392 | +/-$11,208 | +/-49.7% | +/-$-1 | +/-$-1 | +/-$-1 | +/-$27,040 |
| Rensselaer city | +/-$4,639 | +/-$6,178 | +/-$2,907 | +/-1.1% | +/-$11,400 | +/-$14,453 | +/-$9,075 | +/-$15,472 |
| Jasper County | +/-$4,570 | +/-$5,693 | +/-$1,925 | +/-1.8% | +/-$36,000 | +/-$8,529 | +/-$7,353 | +/-$5,423 |
| Newton County | +/-$7,095 | +/-$5,869 | +/-$2,577 | +/-1.8% | +/-$13,978 | +/-$9,816 | +/-$3,899 | +/-$8,417 |
| White County | +/-$3,071 | +/-$3,906 | +/-$1,489 | +/-1.1% | +/-$32,668 | +/-$2,951 | +/-$11,263 | +/-$6,790 |