| Index | Patterson | Iowa | National |
| Income per capita | $30,082 | $28,872 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $54,500 | $54,570 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $53,375 | $66,527 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $56,607 | $30,828 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $41,875 | $37,409 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $28,750 | $25,115 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 4.5% | 12.3% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 45.3% | 45.3% |
| Manufacturing sector | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 29.3% | 29.3% |
| Public administration | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| Education, health & social services | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| Other | 5.3% | 5.3% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Bevington, IA | 27 | $123,750 | 123.7% |
| Van Meter, IA | 1,386 | $111,736 | 102.0% |
| Cumming, IA | 536 | $99,583 | 80.0% |
| Earlham, IA | 1,382 | $95,685 | 73.0% |
| Norwalk, IA | 11,467 | $83,241 | 50.5% |
| Patterson, IA | 242 | $54,500 | 1.5% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Port Costa, CA | 242 | $0 | 100.0% |
| Orchard Hill, GA | 242 | $30,469 | 44.9% |
| Talmo, GA | 242 | $80,385 | 45.3% |
| Wardner, ID | 242 | $29,318 | 47.0% |
| Sawyerville, IL | 242 | $40,556 | 26.7% |
| Patterson, IA | 242 | $54,500 | 1.5% |
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