Pocahontas, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1963975, place: Pocahontas city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 1,547 (100%)
In labor force: 837 (54.1%)
--Civilian labor force: 834 (53.91%)
----Employed: 807 (52.17%)
----Unemployed: 27 (1.75%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 3.2%
--Armed Forces: 3 (0.19%)
Not in labor force: 710 (45.9%)
Females 16 years and over: 876 (56.63%)
In labor force: 400 (25.86%)
--Civilian labor force: 400 (25.86%)
----Employed: 386 (24.95%)
Own children under 6 years: 130 (8.4%)
All parents in family in labor force: 97 (6.27%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 782 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 644 (82.35%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 88 (11.25%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 16 (2.05%)
Other means: 9 (1.15%)
Worked at home: 25 (3.2%)
Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 807 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 279 (34.57%)
Service occupations: 149 (18.46%)
Sales and office occupations: 169 (20.94%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 19 (2.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 90 (11.15%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 101 (12.52%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 43 (5.33%)
Construction: 33 (4.09%)
Manufacturing: 116 (14.37%)
Wholesale trade.: 19 (2.35%)
Retail trade: 55 (6.82%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 27 (3.35%)
Information: 45 (5.58%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 28 (3.47%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 65 (8.05%)
Educational, health and social services: 221 (27.39%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 54 (6.69%)
Other services (except public administration): 48 (5.95%)
Public administration: 53 (6.57%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 514 (63.69%)
Government workers: 196 (24.29%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 97 (12.02%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 875 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 95 (10.86%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 120 (13.71%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 144 (16.46%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 147 (16.8%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 160 (18.29%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 128 (14.63%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (3.89%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (2.97%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.03%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (1.37%)
Median household income: $30,865

With earnings: 598 (68.34%)
--Mean earnings: $40,375
With Social Security income: 387 (44.23%)
--Mean Social Security income: $9,955
With Supplemental Security Income: 49 (5.6%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,940
With public assistance income: 42 (4.8%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,813
With retirement income: 149 (17.03%)
--Mean retirement income: $13,014

Families: 511 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 27 (5.28%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (4.5%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 73 (14.29%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 79 (15.46%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 126 (24.66%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 106 (20.74%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 34 (6.65%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 26 (5.09%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 9 (1.76%)
$200,000 or more: 8 (1.57%)
Median family income: $42,690

Per capita income: $17,556

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $29,806
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,886

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 34 (6.65%)
--With related children under 18 years: 29 (5.68%)
----With related children under 5 years: 13 (2.54%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 13 (2.54%)
--With related children under 18 years: 13 (2.54%)
----With related children under 5 years: 9 (1.76%)
Individuals: 173 (33.86%)
--18 years and over: 111 (21.72%)
----65 years and over: 26 (5.09%)
--Related children under 18 years: 59 (11.55%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 45 (8.81%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 64 (12.52%)

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