Mount Ayr, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1954480, place: Mount Ayr city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,451 (100%)
In labor force: 793 (54.65%)
--Civilian labor force: 790 (54.45%)
----Employed: 755 (52.03%)
----Unemployed: 35 (2.41%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.21%)
Not in labor force: 658 (45.35%)
Females 16 years and over: 825 (56.86%)
In labor force: 390 (26.88%)
--Civilian labor force: 390 (26.88%)
----Employed: 374 (25.78%)
Own children under 6 years: 114 (7.86%)
All parents in family in labor force: 92 (6.34%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 755 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 557 (73.77%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 132 (17.48%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 3 (0.4%)
Walked: 42 (5.56%)
Other means: 5 (0.66%)
Worked at home: 16 (2.12%)
Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 755 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 217 (28.74%)
Service occupations: 150 (19.87%)
Sales and office occupations: 147 (19.47%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 20 (2.65%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 99 (13.11%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 122 (16.16%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 56 (7.42%)
Construction: 54 (7.15%)
Manufacturing: 87 (11.52%)
Wholesale trade.: 13 (1.72%)
Retail trade: 101 (13.38%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 28 (3.71%)
Information: 8 (1.06%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 20 (2.65%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (1.72%)
Educational, health and social services: 235 (31.13%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 63 (8.34%)
Other services (except public administration): 46 (6.09%)
Public administration: 31 (4.11%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 500 (66.23%)
Government workers: 155 (20.53%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 93 (12.32%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.93%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 777 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 115 (14.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 83 (10.68%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 164 (21.11%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 125 (16.09%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 117 (15.06%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 132 (16.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 25 (3.22%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 10 (1.29%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.51%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.26%)
Median household income: $26,893

With earnings: 498 (64.09%)
--Mean earnings: $34,782
With Social Security income: 376 (48.39%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,053
With Supplemental Security Income: 54 (6.95%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,965
With public assistance income: 34 (4.38%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,471
With retirement income: 147 (18.92%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,851

Families: 495 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 26 (5.25%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 34 (6.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 89 (17.98%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 88 (17.78%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 95 (19.19%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 125 (25.25%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 23 (4.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 9 (1.82%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (0.81%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.4%)
Median family income: $37,188

Per capita income: $14,444

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $27,333
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,184

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 41 (8.28%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (5.86%)
----With related children under 5 years: 22 (4.44%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 21 (4.24%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (3.84%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (2.42%)
Individuals: 224 (45.25%)
--18 years and over: 159 (32.12%)
----65 years and over: 68 (13.74%)
--Related children under 18 years: 65 (13.13%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 37 (7.47%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 95 (19.19%)

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