Brooklyn, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1908695, place: Brooklyn city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,060 (100%)
In labor force: 701 (66.13%)
--Civilian labor force: 701 (66.13%)
----Employed: 682 (64.34%)
----Unemployed: 19 (1.79%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.7%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 359 (33.87%)
Females 16 years and over: 584 (55.09%)
In labor force: 345 (32.55%)
--Civilian labor force: 345 (32.55%)
----Employed: 333 (31.42%)
Own children under 6 years: 86 (8.11%)
All parents in family in labor force: 75 (7.08%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 665 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 527 (79.25%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 66 (9.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 33 (4.96%)
Other means: 12 (1.8%)
Worked at home: 27 (4.06%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 682 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 131 (19.21%)
Service occupations: 92 (13.49%)
Sales and office occupations: 195 (28.59%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 81 (11.88%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 182 (26.69%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 10 (1.47%)
Construction: 86 (12.61%)
Manufacturing: 149 (21.85%)
Wholesale trade.: 5 (0.73%)
Retail trade: 89 (13.05%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 55 (8.06%)
Information: 19 (2.79%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 39 (5.72%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 39 (5.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 136 (19.94%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 32 (4.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 17 (2.49%)
Public administration: 6 (0.88%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 578 (84.75%)
Government workers: 63 (9.24%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 41 (6.01%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 581 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 48 (8.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 46 (7.92%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 117 (20.14%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 83 (14.29%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 125 (21.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 101 (17.38%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (5.68%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 19 (3.27%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.55%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $34,583

With earnings: 409 (70.4%)
--Mean earnings: $40,759
With Social Security income: 212 (36.49%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,090
With Supplemental Security Income: 32 (5.51%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,546
With public assistance income: 5 (0.86%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,960
With retirement income: 114 (19.62%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,541

Families: 347 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 8 (2.31%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (2.31%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 53 (15.27%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 46 (13.26%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 95 (27.38%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 82 (23.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 33 (9.51%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 17 (4.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 5 (1.44%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $44,531

Per capita income: $18,315

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,018
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,481

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 10 (2.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (2.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 3 (0.86%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4 (1.15%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (1.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.58%)
Individuals: 79 (22.77%)
--18 years and over: 57 (16.43%)
----65 years and over: 20 (5.76%)
--Related children under 18 years: 20 (5.76%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 9 (2.59%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 45 (12.97%)

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