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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Baxter is $21,109, which is lower than the state average of $25,335 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Baxter median household income is $49,773, which has grown by 34.84% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.52% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Baxter residents spend 30.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.0 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #535

Baxter, IA	21,109 USD
Iowa	25,335 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Baxter, IA	28,517 USD
Iowa	27,055 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Baxter, IA	30,781 USD
Iowa	32,891 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Baxter, IA	25,625 USD
Iowa	21,731 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #286

Baxter, IA	49,773 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Baxter, IA	55,389 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #295

Baxter, IA	34.84%
Iowa	21.52%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Baxter, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.73%	$13,645, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	28.97%	$16,433, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.70%	$3,833, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.63%	$13,580, see rank	15.91%	$16,959	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Baxter, IA	67,841 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Baxter, IA	64,402 USD
Iowa	74,383 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Baxter, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$50,156, see rank	$49,911	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Baxter, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$60,438, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$65,833, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$50,833, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$43,021, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Baxter, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	895	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	413	46.15%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	281	68.04%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	281	68.04%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	251	89.32%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	30	10.68%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	132	31.96%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	482	53.85%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	278	57.68%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	278	57.68%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	268	96.40%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10	3.60%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	204	42.32%, see rank	35.75%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Baxter, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	510	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	414	81.18%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	81	15.88%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	6	1.18%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	3	0.59%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	6	1.18%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Baxter, IA	30.2 minutes
Iowa	18.0 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Baxter, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	519	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	251	48.36%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	56	22.31%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	12	4.78%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32	12.75%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23	9.16%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	67	26.69%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	268	51.64%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	83	30.97%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	36	13.43%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	107	39.93%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42	15.67%, see rank	7.82%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Baxter, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	519	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13	2.50%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	38	7.32%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	89	17.15%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	24	4.62%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	73	14.07%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2	0.39%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	33	6.36%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	50	9.63%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	36	6.94%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	94	18.11%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	21	4.05%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	22	4.24%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24	4.62%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Baxter, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	56	5.32%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	9	3.27%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.