Ely, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1925365, place: Ely city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 857 (100%)
In labor force: 715 (83.43%)
--Civilian labor force: 715 (83.43%)
----Employed: 691 (80.63%)
----Unemployed: 24 (2.8%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.4%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 142 (16.57%)
Females 16 years and over: 436 (50.88%)
In labor force: 340 (39.67%)
--Civilian labor force: 340 (39.67%)
----Employed: 330 (38.51%)
Own children under 6 years: 117 (13.65%)
All parents in family in labor force: 110 (12.84%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 686 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 581 (84.69%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 61 (8.89%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 16 (2.33%)
Other means: 7 (1.02%)
Worked at home: 21 (3.06%)
Mean travel time to work: 22 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 691 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 214 (30.97%)
Service occupations: 89 (12.88%)
Sales and office occupations: 190 (27.5%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.14%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 97 (14.04%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 100 (14.47%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 5 (0.72%)
Construction: 54 (7.81%)
Manufacturing: 152 (22%)
Wholesale trade.: 26 (3.76%)
Retail trade: 76 (11%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 30 (4.34%)
Information: 41 (5.93%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 48 (6.95%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 44 (6.37%)
Educational, health and social services: 108 (15.63%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 53 (7.67%)
Other services (except public administration): 38 (5.5%)
Public administration: 16 (2.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 580 (83.94%)
Government workers: 62 (8.97%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 48 (6.95%)
Unpaid family workers: 1 (0.14%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 436 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 13 (2.98%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (5.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 36 (8.26%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (9.63%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 55 (12.61%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 144 (33.03%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 99 (22.71%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (4.59%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.92%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $57,250

With earnings: 394 (90.37%)
--Mean earnings: $56,635
With Social Security income: 57 (13.07%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,184
With Supplemental Security Income: 10 (2.29%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $7,780
With public assistance income: 6 (1.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,000
With retirement income: 49 (11.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $19,791

Families: 338 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2 (0.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 8 (2.37%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 23 (6.8%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 25 (7.4%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 37 (10.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 133 (39.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 92 (27.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (5.33%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $62,500

Per capita income: $20,936

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $41,292
Female full-time, year-round workers: $29,286

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 8 (2.37%)
--With related children under 18 years: 8 (2.37%)
----With related children under 5 years: 6 (1.78%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 4 (1.18%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (1.18%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (1.18%)
Individuals: 67 (19.82%)
--18 years and over: 43 (12.72%)
----65 years and over: 7 (2.07%)
--Related children under 18 years: 23 (6.8%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 6 (1.78%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 30 (8.88%)

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