Clarion, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1913620, place: Clarion city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,359 (100%)
In labor force: 1,481 (62.78%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,481 (62.78%)
----Employed: 1,439 (61%)
----Unemployed: 42 (1.78%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 878 (37.22%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,246 (52.82%)
In labor force: 676 (28.66%)
--Civilian labor force: 676 (28.66%)
----Employed: 663 (28.11%)
Own children under 6 years: 173 (7.33%)
All parents in family in labor force: 131 (5.55%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,418 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,139 (80.32%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 149 (10.51%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 4 (0.28%)
Walked: 66 (4.65%)
Other means: 4 (0.28%)
Worked at home: 56 (3.95%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,439 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 410 (28.49%)
Service occupations: 224 (15.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 368 (25.57%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 39 (2.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 111 (7.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 287 (19.94%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 106 (7.37%)
Construction: 80 (5.56%)
Manufacturing: 234 (16.26%)
Wholesale trade.: 50 (3.47%)
Retail trade: 115 (7.99%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 140 (9.73%)
Information: 35 (2.43%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 67 (4.66%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 85 (5.91%)
Educational, health and social services: 357 (24.81%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 53 (3.68%)
Other services (except public administration): 86 (5.98%)
Public administration: 31 (2.15%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,145 (79.57%)
Government workers: 202 (14.04%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 89 (6.18%)
Unpaid family workers: 3 (0.21%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,262 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 113 (8.95%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 119 (9.43%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 181 (14.34%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 171 (13.55%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 258 (20.44%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 283 (22.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 69 (5.47%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 51 (4.04%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.32%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (1.03%)
Median household income: $37,026

With earnings: 947 (75.04%)
--Mean earnings: $42,631
With Social Security income: 487 (38.59%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,455
With Supplemental Security Income: 30 (2.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,655
With public assistance income: 25 (1.98%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,708
With retirement income: 191 (15.13%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,841

Families: 804 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 10 (1.24%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 38 (4.73%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 58 (7.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 122 (15.17%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 202 (25.12%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 241 (29.98%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 69 (8.58%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 47 (5.85%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.5%)
$200,000 or more: 13 (1.62%)
Median family income: $47,083

Per capita income: $18,431

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $28,281
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,077

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 43 (5.35%)
--With related children under 18 years: 43 (5.35%)
----With related children under 5 years: 23 (2.86%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 13 (1.62%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (1.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (0.5%)
Individuals: 282 (35.07%)
--18 years and over: 197 (24.5%)
----65 years and over: 42 (5.22%)
--Related children under 18 years: 82 (10.2%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 62 (7.71%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 131 (16.29%)

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