| Index | Wayland | Iowa | National |
| Income per capita | $29,007 | $28,872 | $29,829 |
| Median household income | $59,583 | $54,570 | $55,322 |
| Median income owner occupied | $70,677 | $66,527 | $70,586 |
| Median income renter occupied | $35,833 | $30,828 | $35,192 |
| Median earnings male | $42,976 | $37,409 | $36,919 |
| Median earnings female | $25,852 | $25,115 | $26,250 |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1% | 3.1% | 4.7% |
| Poverty level | 14.5% | 12.3% | 15.1% |
| Labour Type | Male | Female |
| Construction industry | 12.7% | 12.7% |
| Manufacturing sector | 23.6% | 23.6% |
| Financial & insurance services | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wholesale & retail services | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| Public administration | 10.8% | 10.8% |
| Transportation, warehousing & utilities | 7.7% | 7.7% |
| Education, health & social services | 6.2% | 6.2% |
| Other | 24.7% | 24.7% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Pleasant Plain, IA | 101 | $100,069 | 80.9% |
| Westwood, IA | 71 | $98,750 | 78.5% |
| Cotter, IA | 21 | $88,750 | 60.4% |
| Lockridge, IA | 764 | $86,136 | 55.7% |
| Olds, IA | 166 | $68,438 | 23.7% |
| Wayland, IA | 1,149 | $59,583 | 7.7% |
| City | Population | Household Income | National Avg. |
| Minturn, CO | 1,149 | $105,000 | 89.8% |
| Palm Beach Shores, FL | 1,149 | $73,558 | 33.0% |
| New Pekin, IN | 1,149 | $40,208 | 27.3% |
| Wellsville, MO | 1,149 | $48,000 | 13.2% |
| Blowing Rock, NC | 1,149 | $83,333 | 50.6% |
| Wayland, IA | 1,149 | $59,583 | 7.7% |
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