Iowa City, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1938595, place: Iowa City city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 53,494 (100%)
In labor force: 38,188 (71.39%)
--Civilian labor force: 38,117 (71.25%)
----Employed: 36,515 (68.26%)
----Unemployed: 1,602 (2.99%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.2%
--Armed Forces: 71 (0.13%)
Not in labor force: 15,306 (28.61%)
Females 16 years and over: 27,512 (51.43%)
In labor force: 18,641 (34.85%)
--Civilian labor force: 18,626 (34.82%)
----Employed: 17,961 (33.58%)
Own children under 6 years: 3,285 (6.14%)
All parents in family in labor force: 2,124 (3.97%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 35,668 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 21,747 (60.97%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 3,650 (10.23%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2,738 (7.68%)
Walked: 5,544 (15.54%)
Other means: 1,081 (3.03%)
Worked at home: 908 (2.55%)
Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 36,515 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 15,929 (43.62%)
Service occupations: 6,288 (17.22%)
Sales and office occupations: 9,860 (27%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 56 (0.15%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 1,518 (4.16%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,864 (7.84%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 102 (0.28%)
Construction: 1,113 (3.05%)
Manufacturing: 2,065 (5.66%)
Wholesale trade.: 554 (1.52%)
Retail trade: 4,369 (11.96%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 805 (2.2%)
Information: 1,783 (4.88%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,640 (4.49%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,119 (5.8%)
Educational, health and social services: 16,167 (44.27%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,930 (10.76%)
Other services (except public administration): 1,127 (3.09%)
Public administration: 741 (2.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 22,349 (61.2%)
Government workers: 12,720 (34.83%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 1,365 (3.74%)
Unpaid family workers: 81 (0.22%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 25,187 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 3,585 (14.23%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,187 (8.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 3,772 (14.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,055 (12.13%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 3,710 (14.73%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 3,976 (15.79%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,278 (9.04%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,623 (6.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 489 (1.94%)
$200,000 or more: 512 (2.03%)
Median household income: $34,977

With earnings: 22,338 (88.69%)
--Mean earnings: $45,561
With Social Security income: 3,697 (14.68%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,789
With Supplemental Security Income: 523 (2.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,573
With public assistance income: 543 (2.16%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,656
With retirement income: 2,637 (10.47%)
--Mean retirement income: $20,936

Families: 11,415 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 524 (4.59%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 401 (3.51%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 974 (8.53%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,002 (8.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,784 (15.63%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 2,673 (23.42%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 1,811 (15.87%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,376 (12.05%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 455 (3.99%)
$200,000 or more: 415 (3.64%)
Median family income: $57,568

Per capita income: $20,269

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $35,435
Female full-time, year-round workers: $28,981

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 763 (6.68%)
--With related children under 18 years: 580 (5.08%)
----With related children under 5 years: 296 (2.59%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 417 (3.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 360 (3.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 167 (1.46%)
Individuals: 12,234 (107.17%)
--18 years and over: 11,156 (97.73%)
----65 years and over: 131 (1.15%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,017 (8.91%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 664 (5.82%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 10,019 (87.77%)

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