Sioux City, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1973335, place: Sioux City city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 64,557 (100%)
In labor force: 44,091 (68.3%)
--Civilian labor force: 43,964 (68.1%)
----Employed: 42,039 (65.12%)
----Unemployed: 1,925 (2.98%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 4.4%
--Armed Forces: 127 (0.2%)
Not in labor force: 20,466 (31.7%)
Females 16 years and over: 33,532 (51.94%)
In labor force: 20,916 (32.4%)
--Civilian labor force: 20,867 (32.32%)
----Employed: 19,973 (30.94%)
Own children under 6 years: 7,349 (11.38%)
All parents in family in labor force: 4,903 (7.59%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 41,571 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 32,666 (78.58%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 5,877 (14.14%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 498 (1.2%)
Walked: 1,199 (2.88%)
Other means: 396 (0.95%)
Worked at home: 935 (2.25%)
Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 42,039 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 11,405 (27.13%)
Service occupations: 6,964 (16.57%)
Sales and office occupations: 11,429 (27.19%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 147 (0.35%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 3,476 (8.27%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 8,618 (20.5%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 275 (0.65%)
Construction: 2,302 (5.48%)
Manufacturing: 9,837 (23.4%)
Wholesale trade.: 1,475 (3.51%)
Retail trade: 5,216 (12.41%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 1,900 (4.52%)
Information: 1,261 (3%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 1,999 (4.76%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 2,171 (5.16%)
Educational, health and social services: 8,474 (20.16%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 3,539 (8.42%)
Other services (except public administration): 2,271 (5.4%)
Public administration: 1,319 (3.14%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 35,530 (84.52%)
Government workers: 4,151 (9.87%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 2,242 (5.33%)
Unpaid family workers: 116 (0.28%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 32,158 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2,758 (8.58%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2,280 (7.09%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 4,802 (14.93%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 5,103 (15.87%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 6,011 (18.69%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 6,429 (19.99%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,519 (7.83%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,429 (4.44%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 306 (0.95%)
$200,000 or more: 521 (1.62%)
Median household income: $37,429

With earnings: 25,918 (80.6%)
--Mean earnings: $49,245
With Social Security income: 9,039 (28.11%)
--Mean Social Security income: $11,242
With Supplemental Security Income: 1,327 (4.13%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $5,443
With public assistance income: 1,029 (3.2%)
--Mean public assistance income: $2,551
With retirement income: 4,659 (14.49%)
--Mean retirement income: $12,680

Families: 21,352 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 1,025 (4.8%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 886 (4.15%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 2,512 (11.76%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 3,157 (14.79%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 4,320 (20.23%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 5,247 (24.57%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 2,215 (10.37%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 1,260 (5.9%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 269 (1.26%)
$200,000 or more: 461 (2.16%)
Median family income: $45,751

Per capita income: $18,666

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $31,385
Female full-time, year-round workers: $22,470

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 1,677 (7.85%)
--With related children under 18 years: 1,388 (6.5%)
----With related children under 5 years: 752 (3.52%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 968 (4.53%)
--With related children under 18 years: 915 (4.29%)
----With related children under 5 years: 501 (2.35%)
Individuals: 9,231 (43.23%)
--18 years and over: 5,662 (26.52%)
----65 years and over: 825 (3.86%)
--Related children under 18 years: 3,338 (15.63%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 2,268 (10.62%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 3,247 (15.21%)

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