Parkersburg, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1961590, place: Parkersburg city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,468 (100%)
In labor force: 894 (60.9%)
--Civilian labor force: 891 (60.69%)
----Employed: 863 (58.79%)
----Unemployed: 28 (1.91%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.1%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 574 (39.1%)
Females 16 years and over: 786 (53.54%)
In labor force: 445 (30.31%)
--Civilian labor force: 445 (30.31%)
----Employed: 428 (29.16%)
Own children under 6 years: 135 (9.2%)
All parents in family in labor force: 105 (7.15%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 845 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 680 (80.47%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 102 (12.07%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 22 (2.6%)
Other means: 2 (0.24%)
Worked at home: 39 (4.62%)
Mean travel time to work: 23.8 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 863 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 214 (24.8%)
Service occupations: 168 (19.47%)
Sales and office occupations: 207 (23.99%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 14 (1.62%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 108 (12.51%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 152 (17.61%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 19 (2.2%)
Construction: 80 (9.27%)
Manufacturing: 124 (14.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 26 (3.01%)
Retail trade: 118 (13.67%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 29 (3.36%)
Information: 6 (0.7%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 42 (4.87%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 46 (5.33%)
Educational, health and social services: 255 (29.55%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 57 (6.6%)
Other services (except public administration): 39 (4.52%)
Public administration: 22 (2.55%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 679 (78.68%)
Government workers: 116 (13.44%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 64 (7.42%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.46%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 802 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 82 (10.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 63 (7.86%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 164 (20.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 124 (15.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 142 (17.71%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 140 (17.46%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 62 (7.73%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 15 (1.87%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (0.75%)
$200,000 or more: 4 (0.5%)
Median household income: $32,083

With earnings: 554 (69.08%)
--Mean earnings: $40,472
With Social Security income: 330 (41.15%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,815
With Supplemental Security Income: 25 (3.12%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $8,876
With public assistance income: 17 (2.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,176
With retirement income: 99 (12.34%)
--Mean retirement income: $8,668

Families: 543 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 21 (3.87%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 26 (4.79%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 99 (18.23%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 90 (16.57%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 99 (18.23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 125 (23.02%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 62 (11.42%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 13 (2.39%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 6 (1.1%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.37%)
Median family income: $40,313

Per capita income: $16,978

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,949
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,000

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 30 (5.52%)
--With related children under 18 years: 25 (4.6%)
----With related children under 5 years: 12 (2.21%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 19 (3.5%)
--With related children under 18 years: 19 (3.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 10 (1.84%)
Individuals: 137 (25.23%)
--18 years and over: 94 (17.31%)
----65 years and over: 43 (7.92%)
--Related children under 18 years: 43 (7.92%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 29 (5.34%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 54 (9.94%)

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