Palo, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1961230, place: Palo city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 494 (100%)
In labor force: 394 (79.76%)
--Civilian labor force: 394 (79.76%)
----Employed: 387 (78.34%)
----Unemployed: 7 (1.42%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 1.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 100 (20.24%)
Females 16 years and over: 252 (51.01%)
In labor force: 198 (40.08%)
--Civilian labor force: 198 (40.08%)
----Employed: 192 (38.87%)
Own children under 6 years: 34 (6.88%)
All parents in family in labor force: 28 (5.67%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 387 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 323 (83.46%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 43 (11.11%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 11 (2.84%)
Other means: 3 (0.78%)
Worked at home: 7 (1.81%)
Mean travel time to work: 20.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 387 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 76 (19.64%)
Service occupations: 62 (16.02%)
Sales and office occupations: 110 (28.42%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 48 (12.4%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 91 (23.51%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 35 (9.04%)
Manufacturing: 79 (20.41%)
Wholesale trade.: 23 (5.94%)
Retail trade: 53 (13.7%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 41 (10.59%)
Information: 25 (6.46%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 18 (4.65%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 12 (3.1%)
Educational, health and social services: 42 (10.85%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 37 (9.56%)
Other services (except public administration): 16 (4.13%)
Public administration: 6 (1.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 328 (84.75%)
Government workers: 33 (8.53%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 26 (6.72%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 245 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (6.53%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 7 (2.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 23 (9.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 22 (8.98%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 46 (18.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 72 (29.39%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 39 (15.92%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 20 (8.16%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $53,558

With earnings: 214 (87.35%)
--Mean earnings: $54,269
With Social Security income: 47 (19.18%)
--Mean Social Security income: $15,512
With Supplemental Security Income: 10 (4.08%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,850
With public assistance income: 4 (1.63%)
--Mean public assistance income: $4,925
With retirement income: 48 (19.59%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,187

Families: 178 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2 (1.12%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 0 (0%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 7 (3.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 18 (10.11%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 33 (18.54%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 71 (39.89%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 29 (16.29%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (10.11%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $58,571

Per capita income: $21,429

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $39,167
Female full-time, year-round workers: $24,044

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2 (1.12%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 0 (0%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 29 (16.29%)
--18 years and over: 25 (14.04%)
----65 years and over: 8 (4.49%)
--Related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 25 (14.04%)

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