Fort Madison, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1928605, place: Fort Madison city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 8,582 (100%)
In labor force: 5,539 (64.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,534 (64.48%)
----Employed: 5,207 (60.67%)
----Unemployed: 327 (3.81%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.9%
--Armed Forces: 5 (0.06%)
Not in labor force: 3,043 (35.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 4,504 (52.48%)
In labor force: 2,655 (30.94%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,655 (30.94%)
----Employed: 2,476 (28.85%)
Own children under 6 years: 779 (9.08%)
All parents in family in labor force: 596 (6.94%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 5,081 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 4,051 (79.73%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 485 (9.55%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 13 (0.26%)
Walked: 314 (6.18%)
Other means: 62 (1.22%)
Worked at home: 156 (3.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 5,207 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 1,141 (21.91%)
Service occupations: 1,008 (19.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 1,069 (20.53%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 94 (1.81%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 489 (9.39%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 1,406 (27%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 128 (2.46%)
Construction: 311 (5.97%)
Manufacturing: 1,198 (23.01%)
Wholesale trade.: 86 (1.65%)
Retail trade: 658 (12.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 276 (5.3%)
Information: 69 (1.33%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 194 (3.73%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 244 (4.69%)
Educational, health and social services: 951 (18.26%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 548 (10.52%)
Other services (except public administration): 210 (4.03%)
Public administration: 334 (6.41%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 4,088 (78.51%)
Government workers: 701 (13.46%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 399 (7.66%)
Unpaid family workers: 19 (0.36%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 4,689 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 490 (10.45%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 341 (7.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 806 (17.19%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 761 (16.23%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 795 (16.95%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,007 (21.48%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 312 (6.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 116 (2.47%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 27 (0.58%)
$200,000 or more: 34 (0.73%)
Median household income: $34,318

With earnings: 3,397 (72.45%)
--Mean earnings: $41,637
With Social Security income: 1,435 (30.6%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,476
With Supplemental Security Income: 183 (3.9%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,358
With public assistance income: 156 (3.33%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,343
With retirement income: 856 (18.26%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,853

Families: 2,960 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 195 (6.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 75 (2.53%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 421 (14.22%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 451 (15.24%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 589 (19.9%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 854 (28.85%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 235 (7.94%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 101 (3.41%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 27 (0.91%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.41%)
Median family income: $42,067

Per capita income: $18,124

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,530
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,170

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 290 (9.8%)
--With related children under 18 years: 253 (8.55%)
----With related children under 5 years: 134 (4.53%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 157 (5.3%)
--With related children under 18 years: 152 (5.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 73 (2.47%)
Individuals: 1,300 (43.92%)
--18 years and over: 834 (28.18%)
----65 years and over: 170 (5.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 458 (15.47%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 316 (10.68%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 428 (14.46%)

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