Afton, IA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1900595, place: Afton city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 718 (100%)
In labor force: 467 (65.04%)
--Civilian labor force: 467 (65.04%)
----Employed: 445 (61.98%)
----Unemployed: 22 (3.06%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 251 (34.96%)
Females 16 years and over: 379 (52.79%)
In labor force: 227 (31.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 227 (31.62%)
----Employed: 219 (30.5%)
Own children under 6 years: 97 (13.51%)
All parents in family in labor force: 78 (10.86%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 435 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 334 (76.78%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 59 (13.56%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 11 (2.53%)
Walked: 23 (5.29%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 8 (1.84%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 445 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 81 (18.2%)
Service occupations: 106 (23.82%)
Sales and office occupations: 93 (20.9%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (1.12%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 37 (8.31%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 123 (27.64%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 13 (2.92%)
Construction: 43 (9.66%)
Manufacturing: 109 (24.49%)
Wholesale trade.: 13 (2.92%)
Retail trade: 41 (9.21%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (4.04%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 4 (0.9%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 17 (3.82%)
Educational, health and social services: 98 (22.02%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 42 (9.44%)
Other services (except public administration): 23 (5.17%)
Public administration: 24 (5.39%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 330 (74.16%)
Government workers: 69 (15.51%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 46 (10.34%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 386 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 61 (15.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (8.81%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 73 (18.91%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (16.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 82 (21.24%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 57 (14.77%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (2.59%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.3%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,281

With earnings: 269 (69.69%)
--Mean earnings: $32,999
With Social Security income: 140 (36.27%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,679
With Supplemental Security Income: 5 (1.3%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,900
With public assistance income: 17 (4.4%)
--Mean public assistance income: $971
With retirement income: 58 (15.03%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,191

Families: 257 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 25 (9.73%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 12 (4.67%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 44 (17.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 38 (14.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 66 (25.68%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 57 (22.18%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 10 (3.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.95%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,848

Per capita income: $12,920

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,707
Female full-time, year-round workers: $17,917

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 35 (13.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 30 (11.67%)
----With related children under 5 years: 25 (9.73%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 15 (5.84%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (5.45%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (5.45%)
Individuals: 182 (70.82%)
--18 years and over: 116 (45.14%)
----65 years and over: 35 (13.62%)
--Related children under 18 years: 66 (25.68%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 32 (12.45%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 56 (21.79%)

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