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Fort Madison, situated on the Mississippi River, is a city and one of the county seats of Lee County, Iowa. The population was 10,715 at the 2000 census. The original Fort Madison, the Midwest's oldest American military garrison on the upper Mississippi River, was burned to the ground by its own soldiers as they fled from the Native Americans. A replica of the original fort was erected in 1983 and serves as an interactive museum. The city is home to the Iowa State Penitentiary - the state's maximum security prison for men. Fort Madison is the Mississippi river crossing and station stop for Amtrak's Southwest Chief. Fort Madison has the last remaining double swing-span bridge on the Mississippi River, a top level for cars and a bottom level for trains; it is also the world's largest.

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Among the most common occupations in Fort Madison are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 25%. Management, professional, and related occupations, 21%. and Sales and office occupations, 19%. Approximately 74 percent of workers in Fort Madison, Iowa work for companies, 13 percent work for the government and 7 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Fort Madison Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, assistant store manager jobs, store cashier jobs, physical therapy jobs, production technician ii jobs and cook jobs.

The leading industries in Fort Madison, Iowa are Manufacturing, 22%; Educational, health and social services, 17%; and Retail trade, 12%. Simply Hired's Fort Madison job listings indicate that the following industries in Fort Madison are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Convenience Stores, Petroleum Refineries and Clinics & Outpatient Services.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Fort Madison, Iowa is $26,850, and the median income of households in Fort Madison was $34,318.

Fort Madison has an unemployment rate of 5.9%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Fort Madison Trends data, the number of Fort Madison, Iowa jobs has decreased by 74% since March 2008.

Population of Fort Madison Total population 10,715 Male 47.49% Female 52.51% Median age 39.8     Fort Madison Housing Owner-occupied homes 69.6% Median cost of a home $53,700 Median mortgage payment $390 Renter-occupied homes 30.4% Vacant housing 9.6% Median monthly rent $411     Average Income Median for all male full-time $32,530 Median for all female full-time $21,170     Household Income Less than $10,000 10% $10,000 to $14,999 7% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 16% $35,000 to $49,999 17% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 7% $100,000 to $149,999 2% $150,000 to $199,999 1% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 11% High school graduate 42% Some college, no degree 21% Associate's degree 7% Bachelor's degree 11% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 21% Currently married 54% Separated 1% Widowed 9% Divorced 14%     Race White 94% Black or African American 3% Asian 1% Other 3%     Fort Madison Commute Carpool 9.5% Public transportation 0.3% Average travel time 16 minutes

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