Blue Grass, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1907075, place: Blue Grass city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 892 (100%)
In labor force: 674 (75.56%)
--Civilian labor force: 674 (75.56%)
----Employed: 641 (71.86%)
----Unemployed: 33 (3.7%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 218 (24.44%)
Females 16 years and over: 477 (53.48%)
In labor force: 341 (38.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 341 (38.23%)
----Employed: 325 (36.43%)
Own children under 6 years: 113 (12.67%)
All parents in family in labor force: 84 (9.42%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 641 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 547 (85.34%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 48 (7.49%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 11 (1.72%)
Other means: 2 (0.31%)
Worked at home: 33 (5.15%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.1 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 641 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 138 (21.53%)
Service occupations: 104 (16.22%)
Sales and office occupations: 151 (23.56%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 77 (12.01%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 171 (26.68%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (1.09%)
Construction: 46 (7.18%)
Manufacturing: 128 (19.97%)
Wholesale trade.: 37 (5.77%)
Retail trade: 83 (12.95%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 53 (8.27%)
Information: 15 (2.34%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 36 (5.62%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 32 (4.99%)
Educational, health and social services: 127 (19.81%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 34 (5.3%)
Other services (except public administration): 29 (4.52%)
Public administration: 14 (2.18%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 547 (85.34%)
Government workers: 50 (7.8%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 42 (6.55%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.31%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 440 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 11 (2.5%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 20 (4.55%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 50 (11.36%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 44 (10%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 85 (19.32%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 144 (32.73%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 54 (12.27%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (5.45%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.45%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.36%)
Median household income: $51,923

With earnings: 390 (88.64%)
--Mean earnings: $52,115
With Social Security income: 93 (21.14%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,053
With Supplemental Security Income: 4 (0.91%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,650
With public assistance income: 4 (0.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $375
With retirement income: 83 (18.86%)
--Mean retirement income: $14,553

Families: 320 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 10 (3.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 4 (1.25%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 20 (6.25%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 38 (11.88%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 61 (19.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 112 (35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 43 (13.44%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (7.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.63%)
$200,000 or more: 6 (1.88%)
Median family income: $55,208

Per capita income: $20,811

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,135
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,350

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 12 (3.75%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (2.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.56%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (2.19%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (2.19%)
----With related children under 5 years: 5 (1.56%)
Individuals: 57 (17.81%)
--18 years and over: 38 (11.88%)
----65 years and over: 4 (1.25%)
--Related children under 18 years: 16 (5%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 8 (2.5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 22 (6.88%)

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