| ECONOMY | Fayetteville | Mason City | United States |
| Unemployment Rate | 9.50% | 5.60% | 8.60% |
| Recent Job Growth | 2.49% | -1.22% | 0.35% |
| Future Job Growth | 35.48% | 31.96% | 32.10% |
| Sales Taxes | 6.75% | 7.00% | 5.00% |
| Income Taxes | 7.00% | 7.92% | 4.70% |
| Income per Cap. | $22,317 | $24,664 | $26,154 |
| Household Income | $45,379 | $42,858 | $50,935 |
| ESTIMATED HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD INCOME | | | |
| Income Less Than 15K | 12.53% | 13.33% | 12.37% |
| Income between 15K and 25K | 11.45% | 15.00% | 10.53% |
| Income between 25K and 35K | 12.45% | 13.72% | 10.88% |
| Income between 35K and 50K | 19.43% | 15.15% | 15.37% |
| Income between 50K and 75K | 22.46% | 21.15% | 20.14% |
| Income between 75K and 100K | 10.84% | 11.14% | 12.41% |
| Income between 100K and 150K | 7.51% | 7.15% | 11.27% |
| Income between 150K and 250K | 2.43% | 2.27% | 5.01% |
| Income between 250K and 500K | 0.81% | 1.00% | 1.86% |
| Income greater than 500K | 0.07% | 0.09% | 0.16% |
| POPULATION BY OCCUPATION | | | |
| Management, Business, and Financial Operations | 10.64% | 10.91% | 14.04% |
| Professional and Related Occupations | 21.26% | 17.51% | 20.61% |
| Service | 16.86% | 16.60% | 14.45% |
| Sales and Office | 27.92% | 27.74% | 26.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry | 0.26% | 0.25% | 0.70% |
| Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance | 8.31% | 7.59% | 9.42% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving | 14.75% | 19.38% | 14.05% |