Blakesburg, IA

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General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1906850, place: Blakesburg city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 297 (100%)
In labor force: 214 (72.05%)
--Civilian labor force: 214 (72.05%)
----Employed: 204 (68.69%)
----Unemployed: 10 (3.37%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 83 (27.95%)
Females 16 years and over: 165 (55.56%)
In labor force: 114 (38.38%)
--Civilian labor force: 114 (38.38%)
----Employed: 104 (35.02%)
Own children under 6 years: 35 (11.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 10 (3.37%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 204 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 162 (79.41%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 35 (17.16%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 6 (2.94%)
Other means: 0 (0%)
Worked at home: 1 (0.49%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 204 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 33 (16.18%)
Service occupations: 36 (17.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 55 (26.96%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.98%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 17 (8.33%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 61 (29.9%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 3 (1.47%)
Construction: 17 (8.33%)
Manufacturing: 59 (28.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (4.9%)
Retail trade: 29 (14.22%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 7 (3.43%)
Information: 0 (0%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 7 (3.43%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 4 (1.96%)
Educational, health and social services: 42 (20.59%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 4 (1.96%)
Other services (except public administration): 19 (9.31%)
Public administration: 3 (1.47%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 189 (92.65%)
Government workers: 9 (4.41%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 3 (1.47%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (1.47%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 160 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (8.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (6.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 46 (28.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 22 (13.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 35 (21.88%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 31 (19.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3 (1.88%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $28,500

With earnings: 129 (80.63%)
--Mean earnings: $31,875
With Social Security income: 44 (27.5%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,972
With Supplemental Security Income: 5 (3.13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $3,260
With public assistance income: 15 (9.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,140
With retirement income: 29 (18.13%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,483

Families: 96 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (12.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 3 (3.13%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 18 (18.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 14 (14.58%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 24 (25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 22 (22.92%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 3 (3.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 0 (0%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $35,417

Per capita income: $13,962

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,813
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,313

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 13 (13.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (11.46%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (5.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 9 (9.38%)
--With related children under 18 years: 9 (9.38%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (5.21%)
Individuals: 54 (56.25%)
--18 years and over: 34 (35.42%)
----65 years and over: 2 (2.08%)
--Related children under 18 years: 20 (20.83%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 14 (14.58%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 19 (19.79%)

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