Ottumwa, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1960465, place: Ottumwa city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 19,813 (100%)
In labor force: 11,796 (59.54%)
--Civilian labor force: 11,782 (59.47%)
----Employed: 10,837 (54.7%)
----Unemployed: 945 (4.77%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 8%
--Armed Forces: 14 (0.07%)
Not in labor force: 8,017 (40.46%)
Females 16 years and over: 10,487 (52.93%)
In labor force: 5,525 (27.89%)
--Civilian labor force: 5,525 (27.89%)
----Employed: 5,136 (25.92%)
Own children under 6 years: 1,767 (8.92%)
All parents in family in labor force: 1,187 (5.99%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 10,668 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 8,588 (80.5%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 1,341 (12.57%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 145 (1.36%)
Walked: 199 (1.87%)
Other means: 148 (1.39%)
Worked at home: 247 (2.32%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 10,837 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 2,637 (24.33%)
Service occupations: 2,101 (19.39%)
Sales and office occupations: 2,422 (22.35%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 56 (0.52%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 974 (8.99%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 2,647 (24.43%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 129 (1.19%)
Construction: 650 (6%)
Manufacturing: 2,343 (21.62%)
Wholesale trade.: 289 (2.67%)
Retail trade: 1,544 (14.25%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 482 (4.45%)
Information: 168 (1.55%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 377 (3.48%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 527 (4.86%)
Educational, health and social services: 2,570 (23.72%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 837 (7.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 462 (4.26%)
Public administration: 459 (4.24%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 8,648 (79.8%)
Government workers: 1,439 (13.28%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 679 (6.27%)
Unpaid family workers: 71 (0.66%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 10,343 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,371 (13.26%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,119 (10.82%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 1,766 (17.07%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,770 (17.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,914 (18.51%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,476 (14.27%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 574 (5.55%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 196 (1.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 79 (0.76%)
$200,000 or more: 78 (0.75%)
Median household income: $30,174

With earnings: 7,314 (70.71%)
--Mean earnings: $38,628
With Social Security income: 3,597 (34.78%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,484
With Supplemental Security Income: 721 (6.97%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,566
With public assistance income: 581 (5.62%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,654
With retirement income: 2,189 (21.16%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,892

Families: 6,533 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 445 (6.81%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 449 (6.87%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 916 (14.02%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 1,183 (18.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 1,432 (21.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 1,268 (19.41%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 499 (7.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 191 (2.92%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 79 (1.21%)
$200,000 or more: 71 (1.09%)
Median family income: $37,302

Per capita income: $16,040

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,222
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,934

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 711 (10.88%)
--With related children under 18 years: 589 (9.02%)
----With related children under 5 years: 286 (4.38%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 439 (6.72%)
--With related children under 18 years: 402 (6.15%)
----With related children under 5 years: 175 (2.68%)
Individuals: 3,643 (55.76%)
--18 years and over: 2,429 (37.18%)
----65 years and over: 358 (5.48%)
--Related children under 18 years: 1,185 (18.14%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 827 (12.66%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 1,392 (21.31%)

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