Cherokee, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1913080, place: Cherokee city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 4,380 (100%)
In labor force: 2,724 (62.19%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,724 (62.19%)
----Employed: 2,606 (59.5%)
----Unemployed: 118 (2.69%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.3%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,656 (37.81%)
Females 16 years and over: 2,293 (52.35%)
In labor force: 1,303 (29.75%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,303 (29.75%)
----Employed: 1,268 (28.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 374 (8.54%)
All parents in family in labor force: 312 (7.12%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,561 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 2,004 (78.25%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 330 (12.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 9 (0.35%)
Walked: 125 (4.88%)
Other means: 52 (2.03%)
Worked at home: 41 (1.6%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,606 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 637 (24.44%)
Service occupations: 460 (17.65%)
Sales and office occupations: 552 (21.18%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 30 (1.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 243 (9.32%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 684 (26.25%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 51 (1.96%)
Construction: 248 (9.52%)
Manufacturing: 532 (20.41%)
Wholesale trade.: 114 (4.37%)
Retail trade: 372 (14.27%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 110 (4.22%)
Information: 22 (0.84%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 79 (3.03%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 138 (5.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 561 (21.53%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 119 (4.57%)
Other services (except public administration): 145 (5.56%)
Public administration: 115 (4.41%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,014 (77.28%)
Government workers: 418 (16.04%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 174 (6.68%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,389 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 215 (9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 216 (9.04%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 499 (20.89%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 407 (17.04%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 426 (17.83%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 382 (15.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 164 (6.86%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 62 (2.6%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (0.75%)
Median household income: $31,240

With earnings: 1,672 (69.99%)
--Mean earnings: $42,409
With Social Security income: 870 (36.42%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,504
With Supplemental Security Income: 103 (4.31%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,403
With public assistance income: 68 (2.85%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,077
With retirement income: 357 (14.94%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,749

Families: 1,400 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 47 (3.36%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 24 (1.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 199 (14.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 253 (18.07%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 321 (22.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 331 (23.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 145 (10.36%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 62 (4.43%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 18 (1.29%)
Median family income: $42,333

Per capita income: $17,846

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,350
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,333

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 70 (5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 62 (4.43%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (2.43%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 43 (3.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (3.07%)
----With related children under 5 years: 34 (2.43%)
Individuals: 359 (25.64%)
--18 years and over: 239 (17.07%)
----65 years and over: 48 (3.43%)
--Related children under 18 years: 120 (8.57%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 61 (4.36%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 146 (10.43%)

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