General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1902935, place: Armstrong city, Iowa)EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over: 802 (100%)
In labor force: 506 (63.09%)
--Civilian labor force: 506 (63.09%)
----Employed: 483 (60.22%)
----Unemployed: 23 (2.87%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 296 (36.91%)
Females 16 years and over: 432 (53.87%)
In labor force: 243 (30.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 243 (30.3%)
----Employed: 228 (28.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 64 (7.98%)
All parents in family in labor force: 58 (7.23%)
COMMUTING TO WORKWorkers 16 years and over: 464 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 367 (79.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 57 (12.28%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 26 (5.6%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 14 (3.02%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes
OCCUPATIONEmployed civilian population 16 years and over: 483 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 103 (21.33%)
Service occupations: 77 (15.94%)
Sales and office occupations: 124 (25.67%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 7 (1.45%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 35 (7.25%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 137 (28.36%)
INDUSTRYAgriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (2.9%)
Construction: 16 (3.31%)
Manufacturing: 187 (38.72%)
Wholesale trade.: 6 (1.24%)
Retail trade: 45 (9.32%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 24 (4.97%)
Information: 11 (2.28%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (5.38%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8 (1.66%)
Educational, health and social services: 109 (22.57%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 18 (3.73%)
Other services (except public administration): 13 (2.69%)
Public administration: 6 (1.24%)
CLASS OF WORKERPrivate wage and salary workers: 403 (83.44%)
Government workers: 40 (8.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 40 (8.28%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)
INCOME IN 1999Households: 418 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 48 (11.48%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 22 (5.26%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (16.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 64 (15.31%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 102 (24.4%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 78 (18.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (6.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (0.72%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.48%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,446
With earnings: 306 (73.21%)
--Mean earnings: $41,058
With Social Security income: 166 (39.71%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,770
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (3.35%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,843
With public assistance income: 8 (1.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $225
With retirement income: 43 (10.29%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,661
Families: 265 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (1.51%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (1.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (11.32%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 41 (15.47%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 82 (30.94%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 71 (26.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 28 (10.57%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.75%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $45,562
Per capita income: $16,221
Median earnings (dollars)Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,210
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,732
POVERTY STATUS IN 1999Families: 8 (3.02%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (2.26%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.75%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4 (1.51%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (1.51%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.75%)
Individuals: 75 (28.3%)
--18 years and over: 59 (22.26%)
----65 years and over: 32 (12.08%)
--Related children under 18 years: 15 (5.66%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 14 (5.28%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 45 (16.98%)
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