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Carter Lake, IA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Carter Lake is $25,946, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Carter Lake median household income is $46,923, which has grown by 23.97% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Carter Lake residents spend 19.1 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, #270

Carter Lake, IA	25,946 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

Carter Lake, IA	28,548 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

Carter Lake, IA	36,741 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

Carter Lake, IA	24,803 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

Median Household Income, #445

Carter Lake, IA	46,923 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Carter Lake, IA	66,143 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #639

Carter Lake, IA	23.97%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Carter Lake, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.17%	$16,293, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.39%	$16,945, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.43%	$1,633, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.86%	$11,399, 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. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Carter Lake, IA	55,625 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Carter Lake, IA	72,337 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. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Carter Lake, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$48,158, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Hispanic	$68,409, see rank	$40,551	$42,396

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Carter Lake, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$53,295, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,026, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$29,395, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Carter Lake, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,907, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	1,375, 47.30%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,044, 75.93%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,044, 75.93%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	995, 95.31%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	49, 4.69%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	331, 24.07%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	1,532, 52.70%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,002, 65.40%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,002, 65.40%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	906, 90.42%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	96, 9.58%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	530, 34.60%, 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

	Carter Lake, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,870, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,636, 87.49%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	161, 8.61%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	20, 1.07%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	53, 2.83%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Carter Lake, IA	19.1 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

	Carter Lake, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,901	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	995, 52.34%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	147, 14.77%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	154, 15.48%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	176, 17.69%, 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	174, 17.49%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	287, 28.84%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	906, 47.66%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	249, 27.48%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	293, 32.34%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	281, 31.02%, 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	83, 9.16%, 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

	Carter Lake, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,901, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	194, 10.21%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	182, 9.57%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 0.79%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	175, 9.21%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	209, 10.99%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	15, 0.79%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	191, 10.05%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	225, 11.84%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	312, 16.41%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	275, 14.47%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	47, 2.47%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	61, 3.21%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Carter Lake, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	528	14.14%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	87	8.58%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.