Mechanicsville, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1950700, place: Mechanicsville city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 897 (100%)
In labor force: 582 (64.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 582 (64.88%)
----Employed: 558 (62.21%)
----Unemployed: 24 (2.68%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 315 (35.12%)
Females 16 years and over: 488 (54.4%)
In labor force: 281 (31.33%)
--Civilian labor force: 281 (31.33%)
----Employed: 275 (30.66%)
Own children under 6 years: 89 (9.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 65 (7.25%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 548 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 417 (76.09%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 80 (14.6%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 2 (0.36%)
Walked: 24 (4.38%)
Other means: 5 (0.91%)
Worked at home: 20 (3.65%)
Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 558 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 115 (20.61%)
Service occupations: 90 (16.13%)
Sales and office occupations: 156 (27.96%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 2 (0.36%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 65 (11.65%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 130 (23.3%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 14 (2.51%)
Construction: 46 (8.24%)
Manufacturing: 88 (15.77%)
Wholesale trade.: 11 (1.97%)
Retail trade: 77 (13.8%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 46 (8.24%)
Information: 28 (5.02%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 28 (5.02%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 28 (5.02%)
Educational, health and social services: 120 (21.51%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 28 (5.02%)
Other services (except public administration): 18 (3.23%)
Public administration: 26 (4.66%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 441 (79.03%)
Government workers: 77 (13.8%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 35 (6.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 5 (0.9%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 438 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 40 (9.13%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 31 (7.08%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 75 (17.12%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 65 (14.84%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 79 (18.04%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 98 (22.37%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 35 (7.99%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (3.42%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $36,053

With earnings: 337 (76.94%)
--Mean earnings: $42,558
With Social Security income: 146 (33.33%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,941
With Supplemental Security Income: 23 (5.25%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,904
With public assistance income: 14 (3.2%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,579
With retirement income: 65 (14.84%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,455

Families: 312 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 5 (1.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (3.21%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 42 (13.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 42 (13.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 83 (26.6%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 82 (26.28%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 35 (11.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (4.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $44,500

Per capita income: $16,429

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $32,054
Female full-time, year-round workers: $23,125

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 18 (5.77%)
--With related children under 18 years: 16 (5.13%)
----With related children under 5 years: 11 (3.53%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (2.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 5 (1.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 2 (0.64%)
Individuals: 87 (27.88%)
--18 years and over: 52 (16.67%)
----65 years and over: 10 (3.21%)
--Related children under 18 years: 35 (11.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 19 (6.09%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 25 (8.01%)

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