Alton, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1901585, place: Alton city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 847 (100%)
In labor force: 643 (75.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 643 (75.91%)
----Employed: 634 (74.85%)
----Unemployed: 9 (1.06%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 204 (24.09%)
Females 16 years and over: 449 (53.01%)
In labor force: 313 (36.95%)
--Civilian labor force: 313 (36.95%)
----Employed: 307 (36.25%)
Own children under 6 years: 78 (9.21%)
All parents in family in labor force: 68 (8.03%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 618 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 530 (85.76%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 36 (5.83%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 32 (5.18%)
Other means: 3 (0.49%)
Worked at home: 17 (2.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 14 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 634 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 141 (22.24%)
Service occupations: 119 (18.77%)
Sales and office occupations: 121 (19.09%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.32%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 90 (14.2%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 161 (25.39%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 16 (2.52%)
Construction: 75 (11.83%)
Manufacturing: 189 (29.81%)
Wholesale trade.: 24 (3.79%)
Retail trade: 37 (5.84%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (2.84%)
Information: 15 (2.37%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 25 (3.94%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 25 (3.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 129 (20.35%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 45 (7.1%)
Other services (except public administration): 27 (4.26%)
Public administration: 9 (1.42%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 510 (80.44%)
Government workers: 73 (11.51%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 51 (8.04%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 431 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 32 (7.42%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 25 (5.8%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (12.3%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 72 (16.71%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 110 (25.52%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 114 (26.45%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (3.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (2.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (0.7%)
Median household income: $39,911

With earnings: 345 (80.05%)
--Mean earnings: $42,054
With Social Security income: 123 (28.54%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,715
With Supplemental Security Income: 0 (0%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $0
With public assistance income: 3 (0.7%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,100
With retirement income: 51 (11.83%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,030

Families: 298 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (4.03%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (1.34%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 14 (4.7%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 45 (15.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 94 (31.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 106 (35.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 13 (4.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (2.35%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 3 (1.01%)
Median family income: $47,143

Per capita income: $16,663

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,500
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,570

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 12 (4.03%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (2.01%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (2.01%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4 (1.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (1.34%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.34%)
Individuals: 46 (15.44%)
--18 years and over: 37 (12.42%)
----65 years and over: 17 (5.7%)
--Related children under 18 years: 7 (2.35%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 20 (6.71%)

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