Eldon, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1924420, place: Eldon city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 775 (100%)
In labor force: 464 (59.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 464 (59.87%)
----Employed: 432 (55.74%)
----Unemployed: 32 (4.13%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 6.9%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 311 (40.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 415 (53.55%)
In labor force: 230 (29.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 230 (29.68%)
----Employed: 217 (28%)
Own children under 6 years: 86 (11.1%)
All parents in family in labor force: 62 (8%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 420 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 334 (79.52%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 55 (13.1%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 12 (2.86%)
Other means: 2 (0.48%)
Worked at home: 17 (4.05%)
Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 432 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 63 (14.58%)
Service occupations: 67 (15.51%)
Sales and office occupations: 104 (24.07%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (1.16%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 60 (13.89%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 133 (30.79%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 2 (0.46%)
Construction: 29 (6.71%)
Manufacturing: 128 (29.63%)
Wholesale trade.: 18 (4.17%)
Retail trade: 47 (10.88%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 42 (9.72%)
Information: 14 (3.24%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 16 (3.7%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 11 (2.55%)
Educational, health and social services: 74 (17.13%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 19 (4.4%)
Other services (except public administration): 25 (5.79%)
Public administration: 7 (1.62%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 375 (86.81%)
Government workers: 28 (6.48%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 29 (6.71%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 443 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 66 (14.9%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 51 (11.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 85 (19.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 62 (14%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 102 (23.02%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 54 (12.19%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 16 (3.61%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.13%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.45%)
Median household income: $26,950

With earnings: 310 (69.98%)
--Mean earnings: $34,788
With Social Security income: 178 (40.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,221
With Supplemental Security Income: 15 (3.39%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,520
With public assistance income: 24 (5.42%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,563
With retirement income: 68 (15.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,753

Families: 273 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (6.96%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (6.59%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 44 (16.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (15.38%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 84 (30.77%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 47 (17.22%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 14 (5.13%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 5 (1.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $37,250

Per capita income: $14,495

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,261
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,573

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 31 (11.36%)
--With related children under 18 years: 23 (8.42%)
----With related children under 5 years: 17 (6.23%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 14 (5.13%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (5.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (3.3%)
Individuals: 157 (57.51%)
--18 years and over: 100 (36.63%)
----65 years and over: 27 (9.89%)
--Related children under 18 years: 54 (19.78%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 33 (12.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 51 (18.68%)

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