Baxter, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1904915, place: Baxter city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 825 (100%)
In labor force: 530 (64.24%)
--Civilian labor force: 528 (64%)
----Employed: 505 (61.21%)
----Unemployed: 23 (2.79%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.24%)
Not in labor force: 295 (35.76%)
Females 16 years and over: 439 (53.21%)
In labor force: 253 (30.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 253 (30.67%)
----Employed: 243 (29.45%)
Own children under 6 years: 79 (9.58%)
All parents in family in labor force: 47 (5.7%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 502 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 397 (79.08%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 60 (11.95%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 32 (6.37%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 13 (2.59%)
Mean travel time to work: 26.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 505 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 98 (19.41%)
Service occupations: 88 (17.43%)
Sales and office occupations: 127 (25.15%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (0.79%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 78 (15.45%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 110 (21.78%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 8 (1.58%)
Construction: 35 (6.93%)
Manufacturing: 103 (20.4%)
Wholesale trade.: 25 (4.95%)
Retail trade: 58 (11.49%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 40 (7.92%)
Information: 2 (0.4%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 35 (6.93%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 30 (5.94%)
Educational, health and social services: 85 (16.83%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 46 (9.11%)
Other services (except public administration): 12 (2.38%)
Public administration: 26 (5.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 396 (78.42%)
Government workers: 72 (14.26%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 35 (6.93%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.4%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 434 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 36 (8.29%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 28 (6.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 70 (16.13%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 70 (16.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 97 (22.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 98 (22.58%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 22 (5.07%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 8 (1.84%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.23%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.92%)
Median household income: $36,912

With earnings: 338 (77.88%)
--Mean earnings: $39,610
With Social Security income: 151 (34.79%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,759
With Supplemental Security Income: 12 (2.76%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,492
With public assistance income: 25 (5.76%)
--Mean public assistance income: $860
With retirement income: 67 (15.44%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,357

Families: 287 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (4.18%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2 (0.7%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 39 (13.59%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 36 (12.54%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 84 (29.27%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 88 (30.66%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 20 (6.97%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $42,411

Per capita income: $17,749

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,150
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,274

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 18 (6.27%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (3.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (2.79%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 6 (2.09%)
--With related children under 18 years: 6 (2.09%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.39%)
Individuals: 90 (31.36%)
--18 years and over: 69 (24.04%)
----65 years and over: 21 (7.32%)
--Related children under 18 years: 21 (7.32%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 9 (3.14%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 39 (13.59%)

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