Sheldon, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1972390, place: Sheldon city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 3,916 (100%)
In labor force: 2,625 (67.03%)
--Civilian labor force: 2,614 (66.75%)
----Employed: 2,503 (63.92%)
----Unemployed: 111 (2.83%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.2%
--Armed Forces: 11 (0.28%)
Not in labor force: 1,291 (32.97%)
Females 16 years and over: 1,978 (50.51%)
In labor force: 1,199 (30.62%)
--Civilian labor force: 1,199 (30.62%)
----Employed: 1,175 (30.01%)
Own children under 6 years: 394 (10.06%)
All parents in family in labor force: 284 (7.25%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 2,466 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 1,960 (79.48%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 307 (12.45%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 39 (1.58%)
Walked: 81 (3.28%)
Other means: 30 (1.22%)
Worked at home: 49 (1.99%)
Mean travel time to work: 13.9 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 2,503 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 648 (25.89%)
Service occupations: 358 (14.3%)
Sales and office occupations: 542 (21.65%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 67 (2.68%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 252 (10.07%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 636 (25.41%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 136 (5.43%)
Construction: 123 (4.91%)
Manufacturing: 520 (20.78%)
Wholesale trade.: 163 (6.51%)
Retail trade: 254 (10.15%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 128 (5.11%)
Information: 72 (2.88%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 35 (1.4%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 109 (4.35%)
Educational, health and social services: 724 (28.93%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 93 (3.72%)
Other services (except public administration): 88 (3.52%)
Public administration: 58 (2.32%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 2,047 (81.78%)
Government workers: 320 (12.78%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 129 (5.15%)
Unpaid family workers: 7 (0.28%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 2,020 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 139 (6.88%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 153 (7.57%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 331 (16.39%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 413 (20.45%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 384 (19.01%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 378 (18.71%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 141 (6.98%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 62 (3.07%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.35%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.59%)
Median household income: $34,058

With earnings: 1,626 (80.5%)
--Mean earnings: $39,691
With Social Security income: 711 (35.2%)
--Mean Social Security income: $10,510
With Supplemental Security Income: 58 (2.87%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,805
With public assistance income: 39 (1.93%)
--Mean public assistance income: $1,007
With retirement income: 218 (10.79%)
--Mean retirement income: $9,386

Families: 1,307 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 16 (1.22%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 69 (5.28%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 124 (9.49%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 274 (20.96%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 262 (20.05%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 355 (27.16%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 126 (9.64%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 62 (4.74%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 7 (0.54%)
$200,000 or more: 12 (0.92%)
Median family income: $43,346

Per capita income: $18,254

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,026
Female full-time, year-round workers: $20,604

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 47 (3.6%)
--With related children under 18 years: 37 (2.83%)
----With related children under 5 years: 22 (1.68%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 10 (0.77%)
--With related children under 18 years: 10 (0.77%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 354 (27.08%)
--18 years and over: 257 (19.66%)
----65 years and over: 52 (3.98%)
--Related children under 18 years: 91 (6.96%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 59 (4.51%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 194 (14.84%)

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