Cresco, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1917220, place: Cresco city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,014 (100%)
In labor force: 1,931 (64.07%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,931 (64.07%)
----Employed: 1,882 (62.44%)
----Unemployed: 49 (1.63%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 1,083 (35.93%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,621 (53.78%)
In labor force: 914 (30.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 914 (30.33%)
----Employed: 892 (29.6%)
Own children under 6 years: 313 (10.38%)
All parents in family in labor force: 255 (8.46%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,862 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,403 (75.35%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 323 (17.35%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 100 (5.37%)
Other means: 22 (1.18%)
Worked at home: 14 (0.75%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,882 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 449 (23.86%)
Service occupations: 303 (16.1%)
Sales and office occupations: 451 (23.96%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 51 (2.71%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 164 (8.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 464 (24.65%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 83 (4.41%)
Construction: 138 (7.33%)
Manufacturing: 469 (24.92%)
Wholesale trade.: 78 (4.14%)
Retail trade: 197 (10.47%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 73 (3.88%)
Information: 45 (2.39%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 104 (5.53%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 55 (2.92%)
Educational, health and social services: 375 (19.93%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 102 (5.42%)
Other services (except public administration): 100 (5.31%)
Public administration: 63 (3.35%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 1,483 (78.8%)
Government workers: 225 (11.96%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 169 (8.98%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,659 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 169 (10.19%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 134 (8.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 318 (19.17%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 265 (15.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 296 (17.84%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 315 (18.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 79 (4.76%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 43 (2.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (1.15%)
$200,000 or more: 21 (1.27%)
Median household income: $32,236

With earnings: 1,204 (72.57%)
--Mean earnings: $40,140
With Social Security income: 647 (39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,447
With Supplemental Security Income: 51 (3.07%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,501
With public assistance income: 44 (2.65%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,781
With retirement income: 226 (13.62%)
--Mean retirement income: $18,841

Families: 1,012 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21 (2.08%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 16 (1.58%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 130 (12.85%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 206 (20.36%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 256 (25.3%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 231 (22.83%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 74 (7.31%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 43 (4.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (1.88%)
$200,000 or more: 16 (1.58%)
Median family income: $43,682

Per capita income: $18,190

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,088
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,444

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 21 (2.08%)
--With related children under 18 years: 21 (2.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 21 (2.08%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 8 (0.79%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (0.79%)
----With related children under 5 years: 8 (0.79%)
Individuals: 260 (25.69%)
--18 years and over: 198 (19.57%)
----65 years and over: 46 (4.55%)
--Related children under 18 years: 52 (5.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 19 (1.88%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 181 (17.89%)

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