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Muscatine city, Iowa

IA · population 23,489 · GEOID 1955110

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Unemployment (muscatine county) is better than the national figure. Median gross rent is better than the national figure.

U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±27 · pulled 2026-10-31

data 2026.10 · built 2026-10-31 · pulled 2026-10-31

Population

23,489

0.73% of Iowa · 23,489 of 3,210,507

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B01003 · 2020-2024 · ±27 · pulled 2026-10-31

Unemployment (Muscatine County)

3.6%

−0.4 pts below the United Statesbetter

2024-012026-09

This placeUnited States

Table, 32 periods
Unemployment (Muscatine County), against United States
PeriodThis placeUnited StatesMargin
2024-014.0%4.1%—
2024-023.5%4.2%—
2024-033.1%3.9%—
2024-043.2%3.5%—
2024-053.2%3.7%—
2024-063.5%4.3%—
2024-073.8%4.5%—
2024-084.0%4.4%—
2024-093.4%3.9%—
2024-103.7%3.9%—
2024-113.7%4.0%—
2024-123.6%3.8%—
2025-014.7%4.4%—
2025-024.2%4.5%—
2025-033.9%4.2%—
2025-043.3%3.9%—
2025-053.5%4.0%—
2025-063.6%4.4%—
2025-073.8%4.6%—
2025-084.0%4.5%—
2025-093.5%4.3%—
2025-113.5%4.3%—
2025-123.8%4.1%—
2026-014.4%4.7%—
2026-024.0%4.7%—
2026-033.7%4.3%—
2026-042.9%4.0%—
2026-053.1%4.1%—
2026-063.4%4.4%—
2026-073.6%4.4%—
2026-083.9%4.3%—
2026-093.6%4.0%—

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Local Area Unemployment Statistics · LAUCN191390000000003 · 2026-09 · pulled 2026-10-31

Median gross rent

$974

better than the United States

This place $974
Iowa $972
United States $1,413

Receipt U.S. Census Bureau · American Community Survey 5-Year · B25064 · 2020-2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Output (Muscatine County)

$3.2B

+3.4% vs 2023

20162024
Table, 9 periods
Output (Muscatine County)
PeriodOutput (Muscatine County)Margin
2016$2.6B—
2017$2.7B—
2018$2.8B—
2019$2.7B—
2020$2.6B—
2021$2.8B—
2022$3.1B—
2023$3.1B—
2024$3.2B—

Iowa $265.8B · this place is 1.22% of the state

This measure has no national series.

Receipt U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · BEA Regional, CAGDP2 · CAGDP2-1 · 2024 · pulled 2026-10-31

Federal obligations (Muscatine County)

$102.7M

−21.6% vs FY2025

FY2021FY2026
Table, 6 periods
Federal obligations (Muscatine County)
PeriodFederal obligations (Muscatine County)Margin
FY2021$85.4M—
FY2022$105.7M—
FY2023$120.0M—
FY2024$127.8M—
FY2025$130.9M—
FY2026$102.7M—

This measure has no state or national series.

Receipt USAspending.gov · Federal award obligations by county · spending_by_geography · FY2026 · pulled 2026-10-31

More about this place

Median age 37.0 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Bachelor's degree or higher 21.1% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Poverty rate 19.1% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Labor force participation 61.7% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median home value $153,600 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Median household income $58,117 U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Unemployment rate, five-year average 4.3% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024
Consumer price index (United States) 336 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2026-09-01
30-year fixed mortgage rate (United States) 7.2% Freddie Mac · 2026-10-29
Share of Iowa 0.73% U.S. Census Bureau · 2020-2024