Battle Creek, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1904870, place: Battle Creek city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 627 (100%)
In labor force: 366 (58.37%)
--Civilian labor force: 366 (58.37%)
----Employed: 345 (55.02%)
----Unemployed: 21 (3.35%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 261 (41.63%)
Females 16 years and over: 333 (53.11%)
In labor force: 168 (26.79%)
--Civilian labor force: 168 (26.79%)
----Employed: 162 (25.84%)
Own children under 6 years: 24 (3.83%)
All parents in family in labor force: 17 (2.71%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 345 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 290 (84.06%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 28 (8.12%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 20 (5.8%)
Other means: 3 (0.87%)
Worked at home: 4 (1.16%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 345 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 87 (25.22%)
Service occupations: 72 (20.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 65 (18.84%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (1.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 28 (8.12%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 89 (25.8%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 20 (5.8%)
Construction: 29 (8.41%)
Manufacturing: 78 (22.61%)
Wholesale trade.: 9 (2.61%)
Retail trade: 43 (12.46%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 18 (5.22%)
Information: 2 (0.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 19 (5.51%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 7 (2.03%)
Educational, health and social services: 73 (21.16%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (5.51%)
Other services (except public administration): 13 (3.77%)
Public administration: 15 (4.35%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 255 (73.91%)
Government workers: 48 (13.91%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 42 (12.17%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 332 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 30 (9.04%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 32 (9.64%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 56 (16.87%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 73 (21.99%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 66 (19.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 48 (14.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (6.02%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (0.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.2%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $31,029

With earnings: 252 (75.9%)
--Mean earnings: $32,838
With Social Security income: 133 (40.06%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,177
With Supplemental Security Income: 13 (3.92%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,385
With public assistance income: 11 (3.31%)
--Mean public assistance income: $436
With retirement income: 48 (14.46%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,176

Families: 201 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 4 (1.99%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3 (1.49%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 30 (14.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 51 (25.37%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 51 (25.37%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 35 (17.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (9.95%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3 (1.49%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.99%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $39,479

Per capita income: $16,106

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $25,400
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,931

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 6 (2.99%)
--With related children under 18 years: 2 (1%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 51 (25.37%)
--18 years and over: 45 (22.39%)
----65 years and over: 10 (4.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 6 (2.99%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 6 (2.99%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 31 (15.42%)

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