Dubuque Times

La Motte ranked 187th among cities in Iowa by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The median income of La Motte residents was $33,839 per year, adjusted for inflation. It had 103 households with a population of 222.

The city with the highest median resident income in the state was Bentley with $66,429 per year after adjusting for inflation – $32,590 more than La Motte. It had 43 households with a population of 105.

The city with the lowest median resident income in the state was Oto with $13,269 per year after adjusting for inflation – $20,570 less than La Motte. It had 48 households with a population of 117.

Top 100 cities by earnings per resident (2018)

Rank	City	Earnings per resident
1	Bentley	$66,429
2	High Amana	$66,131
3	Jackson Junction	$58,125
4	Shueyville	$54,125
5	Cumming	$52,250
6	Johnston	$52,099
7	Fairfax	$50,784
8	Sun Valley Lake	$50,500
9	Westwood	$50,417
10	Clive	$49,668
11	Oakland Acres	$49,375
12	Granger	$49,243
13	Grimes	$49,235
14	Robins	$49,074
15	Waukee	$49,061
16	Polk City	$48,307
17	Bondurant	$48,005
18	Walford	$47,237
19	Brunsville	$47,083
19	Oyens	$47,083
21	Swisher	$47,039
22	Twin Lakes	$46,875
23	Asbury	$46,034
24	Le Claire	$45,746
25	Atkins	$45,260
26	Norwalk	$43,827
27	Huxley	$43,732
28	Long Grove	$43,393
29	Bradgate	$43,125
30	Bertram	$42,955
31	Lake Panorama	$42,892
32	Knierim	$42,500
33	Dike	$42,429
34	Climbing Hill	$42,279
35	Ely	$42,039
36	St. Benedict	$41,944
37	North Liberty	$41,913
38	Van Meter	$41,838
39	West Des Moines	$41,797
40	Slater	$41,756
41	Hudson	$41,753
42	Cotter	$41,667
43	Roland	$41,542
44	Panama	$41,406
45	Pleasant Hill	$41,254
46	Paton	$41,250
47	Lambs Grove	$41,172
48	Cambridge	$41,033
49	Little Cedar	$40,947
50	Green Mountain	$40,893
51	Ankeny	$40,843
52	Homestead	$40,795
53	Windsor Heights	$40,621
54	Altoona	$40,615
55	Donahue	$40,521
56	Underwood	$40,446
57	Gilbert	$40,357
58	Bettendorf	$40,322
59	Kelley	$40,227
60	Raymond	$40,223
61	St. Marys	$40,208
62	Palo	$40,016
63	Cylinder	$40,000
64	Tiffin	$39,828
65	Hinton	$39,783
66	McClelland	$39,688
67	Craig	$39,583
68	Ventura	$39,444
69	Alleman	$39,375
70	Hills	$39,032
71	Treynor	$38,929
72	Neola	$38,889
73	Center Point	$38,750
74	Prairie City	$38,638
75	Wahpeton	$38,603
76	Lawton	$38,594
77	McCausland	$38,542
78	Janesville	$38,523
79	Peosta	$38,355
80	Riverdale	$38,333
81	Eldridge	$38,268
82	Crescent	$38,155
83	Meriden	$37,955
84	Lisbon	$37,867
85	Okoboji	$37,863
86	Earlham	$37,750
87	Sergeant Bluff	$37,683
88	Ionia	$37,500
88	Bradford	$37,500
88	Hartford	$37,500
91	Miles	$37,308
92	Runnells	$37,292
93	Sandyville	$37,188
94	Fruitland	$37,162
95	Lester	$37,143
95	Sheldahl	$37,143
97	Blue Grass	$37,092
98	Goose Lake	$37,083
99	Adel	$37,034
100	Luther	$36,771

* All values are inflation-adjusted