Persia, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1962445, place: Persia city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 278 (100%)
In labor force: 178 (64.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 178 (64.03%)
----Employed: 169 (60.79%)
----Unemployed: 9 (3.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 5.1%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 100 (35.97%)
Females 16 years and over: 149 (53.6%)
In labor force: 79 (28.42%)
--Civilian labor force: 79 (28.42%)
----Employed: 73 (26.26%)
Own children under 6 years: 39 (14.03%)
All parents in family in labor force: 30 (10.79%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 156 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 133 (85.26%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 15 (9.62%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 0 (0%)
Other means: 2 (1.28%)
Worked at home: 6 (3.85%)
Mean travel time to work: 38.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 169 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 39 (23.08%)
Service occupations: 27 (15.98%)
Sales and office occupations: 28 (16.57%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 4 (2.37%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 33 (19.53%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 38 (22.49%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 9 (5.33%)
Construction: 30 (17.75%)
Manufacturing: 8 (4.73%)
Wholesale trade.: 15 (8.88%)
Retail trade: 22 (13.02%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 6 (3.55%)
Information: 5 (2.96%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 14 (8.28%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 13 (7.69%)
Educational, health and social services: 20 (11.83%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 10 (5.92%)
Other services (except public administration): 15 (8.88%)
Public administration: 2 (1.18%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 129 (76.33%)
Government workers: 17 (10.06%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 21 (12.43%)
Unpaid family workers: 2 (1.18%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 145 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 12 (8.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 10 (6.9%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 34 (23.45%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 14 (9.66%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 34 (23.45%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 28 (19.31%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (4.14%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (4.83%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $36,563

With earnings: 105 (72.41%)
--Mean earnings: $40,920
With Social Security income: 53 (36.55%)
--Mean Social Security income: $8,516
With Supplemental Security Income: 2 (1.38%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $10,750
With public assistance income: 5 (3.45%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,940
With retirement income: 25 (17.24%)
--Mean retirement income: $7,956

Families: 108 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2 (1.85%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 6 (5.56%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 21 (19.44%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 8 (7.41%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 30 (27.78%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 28 (25.93%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 6 (5.56%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 7 (6.48%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 0 (0%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $40,000

Per capita income: $14,859

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $26,000
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,500

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 9 (8.33%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (6.48%)
----With related children under 5 years: 4 (3.7%)
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: 37 (34.26%)
--18 years and over: 23 (21.3%)
----65 years and over: 8 (7.41%)
--Related children under 18 years: 14 (12.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 12 (11.11%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 8 (7.41%)

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