Alta, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1901495, place: Alta city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,391 (100%)
In labor force: 942 (67.72%)
--Civilian labor force: 941 (67.65%)
----Employed: 895 (64.34%)
----Unemployed: 46 (3.31%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 1 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 449 (32.28%)
Females 16 years and over: 712 (51.19%)
In labor force: 419 (30.12%)
--Civilian labor force: 419 (30.12%)
----Employed: 398 (28.61%)
Own children under 6 years: 128 (9.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 89 (6.4%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 879 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 719 (81.8%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 96 (10.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 6 (0.68%)
Walked: 29 (3.3%)
Other means: 2 (0.23%)
Worked at home: 27 (3.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 895 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 221 (24.69%)
Service occupations: 145 (16.2%)
Sales and office occupations: 230 (25.7%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 21 (2.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 82 (9.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 196 (21.9%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 46 (5.14%)
Construction: 45 (5.03%)
Manufacturing: 172 (19.22%)
Wholesale trade.: 50 (5.59%)
Retail trade: 119 (13.3%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 36 (4.02%)
Information: 6 (0.67%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 32 (3.58%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 36 (4.02%)
Educational, health and social services: 195 (21.79%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 81 (9.05%)
Other services (except public administration): 53 (5.92%)
Public administration: 24 (2.68%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 686 (76.65%)
Government workers: 116 (12.96%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 84 (9.39%)
Unpaid family workers: 9 (1.01%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 741 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 70 (9.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 62 (8.37%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 130 (17.54%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 134 (18.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 147 (19.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 144 (19.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 31 (4.18%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (2.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.4%)
Median household income: $31,941

With earnings: 591 (79.76%)
--Mean earnings: $38,755
With Social Security income: 224 (30.23%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,169
With Supplemental Security Income: 22 (2.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,314
With public assistance income: 23 (3.1%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,235
With retirement income: 100 (13.5%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,005

Families: 504 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 18 (3.57%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (6.35%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 83 (16.47%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 76 (15.08%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 117 (23.21%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 126 (25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (5.75%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 16 (3.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.79%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.6%)
Median family income: $40,694

Per capita income: $15,908

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,655
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,368

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 43 (8.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 40 (7.94%)
----With related children under 5 years: 14 (2.78%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 22 (4.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 22 (4.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (1.79%)
Individuals: 207 (41.07%)
--18 years and over: 142 (28.17%)
----65 years and over: 14 (2.78%)
--Related children under 18 years: 65 (12.9%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 55 (10.91%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 78 (15.48%)

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