Mediapolis, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1950790, place: Mediapolis city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,285 (100%)
In labor force: 795 (61.87%)
--Civilian labor force: 793 (61.71%)
----Employed: 748 (58.21%)
----Unemployed: 45 (3.5%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.7%
--Armed Forces: 2 (0.16%)
Not in labor force: 490 (38.13%)
Females 16 years and over: 720 (56.03%)
In labor force: 390 (30.35%)
--Civilian labor force: 390 (30.35%)
----Employed: 370 (28.79%)
Own children under 6 years: 146 (11.36%)
All parents in family in labor force: 128 (9.96%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 740 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 631 (85.27%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 49 (6.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 32 (4.32%)
Other means: 6 (0.81%)
Worked at home: 22 (2.97%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 748 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 175 (23.4%)
Service occupations: 122 (16.31%)
Sales and office occupations: 183 (24.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 1 (0.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 83 (11.1%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 184 (24.6%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 7 (0.94%)
Construction: 44 (5.88%)
Manufacturing: 193 (25.8%)
Wholesale trade.: 10 (1.34%)
Retail trade: 102 (13.64%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 54 (7.22%)
Information: 18 (2.41%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 26 (3.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 37 (4.95%)
Educational, health and social services: 175 (23.4%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 40 (5.35%)
Other services (except public administration): 30 (4.01%)
Public administration: 12 (1.6%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 587 (78.48%)
Government workers: 105 (14.04%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 54 (7.22%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (0.27%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 634 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 62 (9.78%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 42 (6.62%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 98 (15.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (12.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 129 (20.35%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 137 (21.61%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 50 (7.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (3.94%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.32%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (1.58%)
Median household income: $37,857

With earnings: 490 (77.29%)
--Mean earnings: $43,855
With Social Security income: 199 (31.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,835
With Supplemental Security Income: 14 (2.21%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,671
With public assistance income: 23 (3.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,443
With retirement income: 81 (12.78%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,731

Families: 440 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (5.91%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (2.27%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 39 (8.86%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 54 (12.27%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 110 (25%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 119 (27.05%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 45 (10.23%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 25 (5.68%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 2 (0.45%)
$200,000 or more: 10 (2.27%)
Median family income: $47,841

Per capita income: $17,974

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $36,920
Female full-time, year-round workers: $21,944

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 35 (7.95%)
--With related children under 18 years: 27 (6.14%)
----With related children under 5 years: 18 (4.09%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 27 (6.14%)
--With related children under 18 years: 23 (5.23%)
----With related children under 5 years: 16 (3.64%)
Individuals: 127 (28.86%)
--18 years and over: 80 (18.18%)
----65 years and over: 26 (5.91%)
--Related children under 18 years: 40 (9.09%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 22 (5%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 41 (9.32%)

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