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Census Tract 000500 in Polk County, Iowa Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Census Tract 000500 is $18,357, which is much lower than the state average of $27,621 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Census Tract 000500 median household income is $0. On average Census Tract 000500 residents spend 18.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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 Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Census Tract 000500	18,357 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 000500	24,900 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 000500	26,768 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 000500	23,196 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Census Tract 000500	43,690 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Census Tract 000500	51,546 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

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

	Census Tract 000500		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.36%	$8,021, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.80%	$14,397, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.45%	$1,717, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.34%	$23,618, 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.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Census Tract 000500	44,861 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Census Tract 000500	48,101 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Census Tract 000500	Iowa	U.S.
White	$43,720, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$60,694, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$72,731, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$50,464, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,109, see rank	$31,208	$37,170

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Census Tract 000500	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$31,750, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,585, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,614, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$24,349, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Employment Status

	Census Tract 000500	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,719, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	2,017, 54.24%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,468, 72.78%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,468, 72.78%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,226, 83.51%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	242, 16.49%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	549, 27.22%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	1,702, 45.76%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,148, 67.45%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,148, 67.45%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,000, 87.11%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	148, 12.89%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	554, 32.55%, 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.

Commuting to Work

	Census Tract 000500	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,197, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,812, 82.48%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	245, 11.15%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	32, 1.46%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	41, 1.87%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	15, 0.68%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	52, 2.37%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Census Tract 000500	18.5 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.

Careers

Occupation

	Census Tract 000500	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,226	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	1,226, 55.08%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107, 8.73%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	299, 24.39%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	209, 17.05%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	111, 9.05%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	293, 23.90%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	1,000, 44.92%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	313, 31.30%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	233, 23.30%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	383, 38.30%, 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	6, 0.60%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	65, 6.50%, 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

	Census Tract 000500	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,226, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	189, 8.49%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	284, 12.76%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	61, 2.74%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	278, 12.49%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	158, 7.10%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	24, 1.08%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	251, 11.28%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	232, 10.42%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	404, 18.15%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	233, 10.47%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	23, 1.03%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	89, 4.00%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Poverty Level

	Census Tract 000500	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,068	22.22%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	267	22.18%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.