Des Moines, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1921000, place: Des Moines city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 154,365 (100%)
In labor force: 108,416 (70.23%)
--Civilian labor force: 108,263 (70.13%)
----Employed: 100,956 (65.4%)
----Unemployed: 7,307 (4.73%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.7%
--Armed Forces: 153 (0.1%)
Not in labor force: 45,949 (29.77%)
Females 16 years and over: 80,862 (52.38%)
In labor force: 52,884 (34.26%)
--Civilian labor force: 52,866 (34.25%)
----Employed: 49,738 (32.22%)
Own children under 6 years: 17,216 (11.15%)
All parents in family in labor force: 11,767 (7.62%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 99,490 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 78,513 (78.92%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 12,470 (12.53%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,492 (2.5%)
Walked: 2,894 (2.91%)
Other means: 785 (0.79%)
Worked at home: 2,336 (2.35%)
Mean travel time to work: 17.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 100,956 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 29,357 (29.08%)
Service occupations: 16,393 (16.24%)
Sales and office occupations: 31,359 (31.06%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 216 (0.21%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 9,508 (9.42%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 14,123 (13.99%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 335 (0.33%)
Construction: 6,774 (6.71%)
Manufacturing: 9,772 (9.68%)
Wholesale trade.: 3,786 (3.75%)
Retail trade: 12,474 (12.36%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 5,447 (5.4%)
Information: 3,711 (3.68%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 13,454 (13.33%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 8,987 (8.9%)
Educational, health and social services: 18,168 (18%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 8,345 (8.27%)
Other services (except public administration): 4,767 (4.72%)
Public administration: 4,936 (4.89%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 83,717 (82.92%)
Government workers: 12,474 (12.36%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 4,622 (4.58%)
Unpaid family workers: 143 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 80,621 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 7,298 (9.05%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 5,246 (6.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 11,813 (14.65%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 12,177 (15.1%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 15,330 (19.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 16,929 (21%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6,728 (8.35%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 3,448 (4.28%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 729 (0.9%)
$200,000 or more: 923 (1.14%)
Median household income: $38,408

With earnings: 66,368 (82.32%)
--Mean earnings: $46,533
With Social Security income: 19,912 (24.7%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,427
With Supplemental Security Income: 3,193 (3.96%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,517
With public assistance income: 3,152 (3.91%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,793
With retirement income: 11,497 (14.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,549

Families: 49,031 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,396 (4.89%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,928 (3.93%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 5,835 (11.9%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 6,611 (13.48%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 9,771 (19.93%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 12,893 (26.3%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 5,500 (11.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 2,756 (5.62%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 590 (1.2%)
$200,000 or more: 751 (1.53%)
Median family income: $46,590

Per capita income: $19,467

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,712
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,832

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 3,892 (7.94%)
--With related children under 18 years: 3,244 (6.62%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,984 (4.05%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2,086 (4.25%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,919 (3.91%)
----With related children under 5 years: 1,176 (2.4%)
Individuals: 21,877 (44.62%)
--18 years and over: 14,337 (29.24%)
----65 years and over: 1,755 (3.58%)
--Related children under 18 years: 7,079 (14.44%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 4,349 (8.87%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 8,504 (17.34%)

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