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50012 Zip Code Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 50012 Zip Code is $6,379, which is much lower than the state average of $27,621 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. 50012 Zip Code median household income is $-1. On average 50012 Zip Code residents spend 11.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #929

50012 Zip Code	6,379 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

50012 Zip Code	2,651 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

50012 Zip Code	2,995 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

50012 Zip Code	2,499 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	50012 Zip Code		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	100.00%	$0, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	-25.00%	$0, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-25.00%	$0, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	-25.00%	$0, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Employment Status

	50012 Zip Code	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,917, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	2,309, 58.95%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	593, 25.68%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	593, 25.68%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	487, 82.12%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	106, 17.88%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,716, 74.32%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	1,608, 41.05%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	707, 43.97%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	707, 43.97%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	476, 67.33%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	231, 32.67%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	901, 56.03%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	50012 Zip Code	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	931, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	198, 21.27%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	52, 5.59%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	67, 7.20%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	539, 57.89%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	25, 2.69%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	50, 5.37%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

50012 Zip Code	11.8 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	50012 Zip Code	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	963	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	487, 50.57%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	140, 28.75%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	158, 32.44%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	132, 27.10%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 2.26%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 4.93%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 2.67%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	476, 49.43%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	193, 40.55%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	187, 39.29%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	90, 18.91%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6, 1.26%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	50012 Zip Code	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	963, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 2.39%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	24, 2.49%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 0.52%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	82, 8.52%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	11, 1.14%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5, 0.52%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	558, 57.94%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	218, 22.64%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	37, 3.84%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	50012 Zip Code	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4	100.00%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.