Monroe, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1953355, place: Monroe city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,409 (100%)
In labor force: 1,024 (72.68%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,024 (72.68%)
----Employed: 997 (70.76%)
----Unemployed: 27 (1.92%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.6%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 385 (27.32%)
Females 16 years and over: 759 (53.87%)
In labor force: 517 (36.69%)
--Civilian labor force: 517 (36.69%)
----Employed: 504 (35.77%)
Own children under 6 years: 141 (10.01%)
All parents in family in labor force: 114 (8.09%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 990 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 772 (77.98%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 164 (16.57%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 25 (2.53%)
Other means: 5 (0.51%)
Worked at home: 24 (2.42%)
Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 997 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 251 (25.18%)
Service occupations: 153 (15.35%)
Sales and office occupations: 264 (26.48%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 5 (0.5%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 86 (8.63%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 238 (23.87%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 15 (1.5%)
Construction: 62 (6.22%)
Manufacturing: 252 (25.28%)
Wholesale trade.: 28 (2.81%)
Retail trade: 140 (14.04%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 58 (5.82%)
Information: 8 (0.8%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 122 (12.24%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 37 (3.71%)
Educational, health and social services: 145 (14.54%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 68 (6.82%)
Other services (except public administration): 39 (3.91%)
Public administration: 23 (2.31%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 823 (82.55%)
Government workers: 111 (11.13%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 59 (5.92%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.4%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 749 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 56 (7.48%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 49 (6.54%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 100 (13.35%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 113 (15.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 138 (18.42%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 207 (27.64%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 56 (7.48%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 28 (3.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.13%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.13%)
Median household income: $39,837

With earnings: 598 (79.84%)
--Mean earnings: $45,348
With Social Security income: 220 (29.37%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,777
With Supplemental Security Income: 24 (3.2%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,283
With public assistance income: 7 (0.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $314
With retirement income: 119 (15.89%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,105

Families: 521 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 6 (1.15%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (3.45%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 63 (12.09%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 59 (11.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 105 (20.15%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 195 (37.43%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 49 (9.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 24 (4.61%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 1 (0.19%)
$200,000 or more: 1 (0.19%)
Median family income: $50,819

Per capita income: $18,518

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $33,679
Female full-time, year-round workers: $25,256

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 16 (3.07%)
--With related children under 18 years: 11 (2.11%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.92%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (1.34%)
--With related children under 18 years: 4 (0.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (0.77%)
Individuals: 101 (19.39%)
--18 years and over: 78 (14.97%)
----65 years and over: 21 (4.03%)
--Related children under 18 years: 22 (4.22%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 12 (2.3%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 49 (9.4%)

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