Rock Rapids, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1968160, place: Rock Rapids city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 2,061 (100%)
In labor force: 1,298 (62.98%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,298 (62.98%)
----Employed: 1,265 (61.38%)
----Unemployed: 33 (1.6%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.5%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 763 (37.02%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,124 (54.54%)
In labor force: 637 (30.91%)
--Civilian labor force: 637 (30.91%)
----Employed: 618 (29.99%)
Own children under 6 years: 154 (7.47%)
All parents in family in labor force: 124 (6.02%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 1,236 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 998 (80.74%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 130 (10.52%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 10 (0.81%)
Walked: 52 (4.21%)
Other means: 4 (0.32%)
Worked at home: 42 (3.4%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 1,265 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 387 (30.59%)
Service occupations: 169 (13.36%)
Sales and office occupations: 356 (28.14%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 27 (2.13%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 112 (8.85%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 214 (16.92%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 57 (4.51%)
Construction: 64 (5.06%)
Manufacturing: 202 (15.97%)
Wholesale trade.: 35 (2.77%)
Retail trade: 161 (12.73%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 59 (4.66%)
Information: 38 (3%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 101 (7.98%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 97 (7.67%)
Educational, health and social services: 250 (19.76%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 71 (5.61%)
Other services (except public administration): 79 (6.25%)
Public administration: 51 (4.03%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 944 (74.62%)
Government workers: 174 (13.75%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 143 (11.3%)
Unpaid family workers: 4 (0.32%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 1,086 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 139 (12.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 78 (7.18%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 125 (11.51%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 199 (18.32%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 211 (19.43%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 192 (17.68%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 66 (6.08%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 57 (5.25%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (1.75%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median household income: $35,135

With earnings: 774 (71.27%)
--Mean earnings: $43,368
With Social Security income: 443 (40.79%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,329
With Supplemental Security Income: 74 (6.81%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $6,219
With public assistance income: 23 (2.12%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,265
With retirement income: 128 (11.79%)
--Mean retirement income: $11,070

Families: 730 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 19 (2.6%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 18 (2.47%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 73 (10%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 111 (15.21%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 181 (24.79%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 198 (27.12%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 62 (8.49%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 49 (6.71%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 19 (2.6%)
$200,000 or more: 0 (0%)
Median family income: $47,687

Per capita income: $18,035

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $30,691
Female full-time, year-round workers: $19,425

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 25 (3.42%)
--With related children under 18 years: 14 (1.92%)
----With related children under 5 years: 7 (0.96%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 7 (0.96%)
--With related children under 18 years: 7 (0.96%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 185 (25.34%)
--18 years and over: 144 (19.73%)
----65 years and over: 73 (10%)
--Related children under 18 years: 41 (5.62%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 28 (3.84%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 104 (14.25%)

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