Ames, IA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1901855, place: Ames city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 44,175 (100%)
In labor force: 30,598 (69.27%)
--Civilian labor force: 30,523 (69.1%)
----Employed: 28,883 (65.38%)
----Unemployed: 1,640 (3.71%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.4%
--Armed Forces: 75 (0.17%)
Not in labor force: 13,577 (30.73%)
Females 16 years and over: 21,014 (47.57%)
In labor force: 13,971 (31.63%)
--Civilian labor force: 13,952 (31.58%)
----Employed: 13,286 (30.08%)
Own children under 6 years: 2,626 (5.94%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,785 (4.04%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 28,297 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 18,507 (65.4%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 2,588 (9.15%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 1,720 (6.08%)
Walked: 3,740 (13.22%)
Other means: 846 (2.99%)
Worked at home: 896 (3.17%)
Mean travel time to work: 15 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 28,883 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 13,670 (47.33%)
Service occupations: 4,510 (15.61%)
Sales and office occupations: 7,078 (24.51%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 338 (1.17%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,363 (4.72%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,924 (6.66%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 409 (1.42%)
Construction: 1,215 (4.21%)
Manufacturing: 1,714 (5.93%)
Wholesale trade.: 485 (1.68%)
Retail trade: 3,108 (10.76%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 621 (2.15%)
Information: 1,064 (3.68%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,079 (3.74%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,528 (8.75%)
Educational, health and social services: 11,281 (39.06%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 2,947 (10.2%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,115 (3.86%)
Public administration: 1,317 (4.56%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 16,760 (58.03%)
Government workers: 10,948 (37.9%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,099 (3.81%)
Unpaid family workers: 76 (0.26%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 18,066 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,100 (11.62%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,450 (8.03%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,927 (16.2%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 2,301 (12.74%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 2,695 (14.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,207 (17.75%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,646 (9.11%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,132 (6.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 294 (1.63%)
$200,000 or more: 314 (1.74%)
Median household income: $36,042

With earnings: 15,908 (88.05%)
--Mean earnings: $44,689
With Social Security income: 2,733 (15.13%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,561
With Supplemental Security Income: 250 (1.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,800
With public assistance income: 279 (1.54%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,913
With retirement income: 2,029 (11.23%)
--Mean retirement income: $29,811

Families: 8,974 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 490 (5.46%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 308 (3.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 858 (9.56%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 920 (10.25%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,279 (14.25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,229 (24.84%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,358 (15.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 999 (11.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 265 (2.95%)
$200,000 or more: 268 (2.99%)
Median family income: $56,439

Per capita income: $18,881

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,877
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,198

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 683 (7.61%)
--With related children under 18 years: 386 (4.3%)
----With related children under 5 years: 254 (2.83%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 297 (3.31%)
--With related children under 18 years: 207 (2.31%)
----With related children under 5 years: 134 (1.49%)
Individuals: 8,507 (94.8%)
--18 years and over: 7,745 (86.3%)
----65 years and over: 147 (1.64%)
--Related children under 18 years: 661 (7.37%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 318 (3.54%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 6,652 (74.13%)

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