Van Meter, IA

General Economic Characteristics, 2000 data (id:1980445, place: Van Meter city, Iowa)

EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over: 624 (100%)
In labor force: 498 (79.81%)
--Civilian labor force: 498 (79.81%)
----Employed: 484 (77.56%)
----Unemployed: 14 (2.24%)
------Percent of civilian labor force: 2.8%
--Armed Forces: 0 (0%)
Not in labor force: 126 (20.19%)
Females 16 years and over: 337 (54.01%)
In labor force: 272 (43.59%)
--Civilian labor force: 272 (43.59%)
----Employed: 264 (42.31%)
Own children under 6 years: 61 (9.78%)
All parents in family in labor force: 60 (9.62%)

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over: 484 (100%)
Car, truck, or van - - drove alone: 401 (82.85%)
Car, truck, or van - - carpooled: 48 (9.92%)
Public transportation (including taxicab): 0 (0%)
Walked: 23 (4.75%)
Other means: 2 (0.41%)
Worked at home: 10 (2.07%)
Mean travel time to work: 22.4 minutes

OCCUPATION
Employed civilian population 16 years and over: 484 (100%)
Management, professional, and related occupations: 157 (32.44%)
Service occupations: 71 (14.67%)
Sales and office occupations: 179 (36.98%)
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.: 0 (0%)
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations: 47 (9.71%)
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations: 30 (6.2%)

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining: 0 (0%)
Construction: 41 (8.47%)
Manufacturing: 36 (7.44%)
Wholesale trade.: 30 (6.2%)
Retail trade: 47 (9.71%)
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities: 24 (4.96%)
Information: 20 (4.13%)
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing: 98 (20.25%)
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services: 45 (9.3%)
Educational, health and social services: 64 (13.22%)
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services: 20 (4.13%)
Other services (except public administration): 28 (5.79%)
Public administration: 31 (6.4%)

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers: 383 (79.13%)
Government workers: 73 (15.08%)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business: 28 (5.79%)
Unpaid family workers: 0 (0%)

INCOME IN 1999
Households: 321 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 17 (5.3%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 23 (7.17%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 36 (11.21%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 32 (9.97%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 50 (15.58%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 91 (28.35%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 43 (13.4%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 23 (7.17%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.25%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.62%)
Median household income: $50,625

With earnings: 274 (85.36%)
--Mean earnings: $56,065
With Social Security income: 72 (22.43%)
--Mean Social Security income: $12,584
With Supplemental Security Income: 7 (2.18%)
--Mean Supplemental Security Income: $4,014
With public assistance income: 4 (1.25%)
--Mean public assistance income: $3,425
With retirement income: 30 (9.35%)
--Mean retirement income: $10,962

Families: 240 (100%)
Less than $10,000: 2 (0.83%)
$10,000 to $14,999: 2 (0.83%)
$15,000 to $24,999: 21 (8.75%)
$25,000 to $34,999: 21 (8.75%)
$35,000 to $49,999: 43 (17.92%)
$50,000 to $74,999: 88 (36.67%)
$75,000 to $99,999: 39 (16.25%)
$100,000 to $149,999: 18 (7.5%)
$150,000 to $199,999: 4 (1.67%)
$200,000 or more: 2 (0.83%)
Median family income: $59,000

Per capita income: $20,272

Median earnings (dollars)
Male full-time, year-round workers: $37,895
Female full-time, year-round workers: $26,023

POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
Families: 2 (0.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Families with female householder, no husband present: 2 (0.83%)
--With related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----With related children under 5 years: 0 (0%)
Individuals: 23 (9.58%)
--18 years and over: 23 (9.58%)
----65 years and over: 5 (2.08%)
--Related children under 18 years: 0 (0%)
----Related children 5 to 17 years: 0 (0%)
--Unrelated individuals 15 years and over: 19 (7.92%)

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