Iowa City Iowa Economic and demographic information

Iowa City Iowa Economic information

   

Summary - Age, Sex, Race

   
  More Census Data:      
  Social Demographics - School, Marital, Ancestry Economic - Employment, Income, Industry Housing - Occupancy, Mortgage, Rent  

 

Profile of Selected Economic Characteristics: 2000
Geographic Area: Iowa City city
 

Subject Number Percent   Subject Number Percent

EMPLOYMENT STATUS       INCOME IN 1999    
  Population 16 years and over 53,494 100.0     Households 25,187 100.0
In labor force 38,188 71.4   Less than $10,000 3,585 14.2
     Civilian labor force 38,117 71.3   $10,000 to $14,999 2,187 8.7
          Employed 36,515 68.3   $15,000 to $24,999 3,772 15.0
          Unemployed 1,602 3.0   $25,000 to $34,999 3,055 12.1
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.2 (X)   $35,000 to $49,999 3,710 14.7
     Armed Forces 71 0.1   $50,000 to $74,999 3,976 15.8
Not in labor force 15,306 28.6   $75,000 to $99,999 2,278 9.0
        $100,000 to $149,999 1,623 6.4
   Females 16 years and over 27,512 100.0   $150,000 to $199,999 489 1.9
In labor force 18,641 67.8   $200,000 or more 512 2.0
     Civilian labor force 18,626 67.7   Median household income (dollars) 34,977 (X)
          Employed 17,961 65.3        
             
  Own children under 6 years 3,285 100.0   With earnings 22,338 88.7
All parents in family in labor force 2,124 64.7        Mean earnings (dollars)¹ 45,561 (X)
        With Social Security income 3,697 14.7
COMMUTING TO WORK            Mean Social Security income (dollars)¹ 11,789 (X)
  Workers 16 years and over 35,668 100.0   With Supplemental Security Income 523 2.1
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone 21,747 61.0        Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)¹ 5,573 (X)
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled 3,650 10.2   With public assistance income 543 2.2
Public transportation (including taxicab) 2,738 7.7        Mean public assistance income (dollars)¹ 2,656 (X)
Walked 5,544 15.5   With retirement income 2,637 10.5
Other means 1,081 3.0        Mean retirement income (dollars)¹ 20,936 (X)
Worked at home 908 2.5        
Mean travel time to work (minutes)¹ 15.8 (X)        
          Families 11,415 100.0
  Employed civilian population 16 years and over 36,515 100.0   Less than $10,000 524 4.6
OCCUPATION       $10,000 to $14,999 401 3.5
Management, professional, and related occupations 15,929 43.6   $15,000 to $24,999 974 8.5
Service occupations 6,288 17.2   $25,000 to $34,999 1,002 8.8
Sales and office occupations 9,860 27.0    $35,000 to $49,999 1,784 15.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations 56 0.2   $50,000 to $74,999 2,673 23.4
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations 1,518 4.2   $75,000 to $99,999 1,811 15.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,864 7.8   $100,000 to $149,999 1,376 12.1
        150,000 to $199,999 455 4.0
        $200,000 or more 415 3.6
INDUSTRY       Median family income (dollars) 57,568 (X)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 102 0.3   Per capita income (dollars)¹ 20,269 (X)
Construction 1,113 3.0   Median earnings (dollars):    
Manufacturing 2,065 5.7   Male full-time, year-round workers 35,435 (X)
Wholesale trade 554 1.5   Female full-time, year-round workers 28,981 (X)
Retail trade 4,369 12.0   ______________________ _______ _______
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 805 2.2                 Subject Number below poverty level Percent below poverty level
Information 1,783 4.9   ______________________ _______ _______
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing 1,640 4.5   POVERTY STATUS IN 1999    
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services 2,119 5.8     Families 763 6.7
Educational, health and social services 16,167 44.3   With related children under 18 years 580 10.2
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services 3,930 10.8        With related children under 5 years 296 12.4
Other services (except public administration) 1,127 3.1        
Public administration 741 2.0     Families with female householder, no husband present 417 27.4
        With related children under 18 years 360 37.9
             With related children under 5 years 167 48.1
CLASS OF WORKER         Individuals 12,234 21.7
Private wage and salary workers 22,349 61.2   18 years and over 11,156 24.1
Government workers 12,720 34.8        65 years and over 131 3.0
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,365 3.7   Related children under 18 years 1,017 10.2
Unpaid family workers 81 0.2        Related children 5 to 17 years 664 9.2
        Unrelated individuals 15 years and over 10,019 43.1
             
 
Date: January 2, 2005
 
-Represent zero or rounds to zero.    (X) Not applicable.
¹ If the denominator of a mean value or per capita value is less than 30, then that value is calculated using a rounded aggregate in the numerator. See text.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.

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