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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Chariton is $17,811, which is lower than the state average of $25,335 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Chariton median household income is $28,696, which has grown by 3.06% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.52% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Chariton residents spend 21.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.0 minutes and is lower 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, #817

Chariton, IA	17,811 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

Chariton, IA	25,600 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

Chariton, IA	27,391 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

Chariton, IA	22,308 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, #932

Chariton, IA	28,696 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chariton, IA	40,553 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #817

Chariton, IA	3.06%
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

	Chariton, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.91%	$7,853, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	36.65%	$14,738, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.74%	$1,065, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.54%	$14,513, 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

Chariton, IA	54,458 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chariton, IA	53,423 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

	Chariton, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$28,482, see rank	$49,911	$54,999

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Chariton, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$19,388, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$51,646, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$32,875, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$20,302, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Chariton, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,480	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	1,691	48.59%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,105	65.35%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11	0.65%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,094	64.70%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	916	83.73%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	178	16.27%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	586	34.65%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	1,789	51.41%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	973	54.39%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	973	54.39%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	803	82.53%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	170	17.47%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	816	45.61%, 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

	Chariton, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,655	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,337	80.79%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	219	13.23%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	16	0.97%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	42	2.54%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	30	1.81%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	11	0.66%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chariton, IA	21.8 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

	Chariton, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,719	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	916	53.29%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	155	16.92%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	128	13.97%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	233	25.44%, 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	62	6.77%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	303	33.08%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	803	46.71%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	154	19.18%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	218	27.15%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	385	47.95%, 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	46	5.73%, 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

	Chariton, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,719	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	37	2.15%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	110	6.40%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	165	9.60%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	194	11.29%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	280	16.29%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	128	7.45%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	23	1.34%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	100	5.82%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	81	4.71%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	358	20.83%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	106	6.17%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	108	6.28%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29	1.69%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Chariton, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	976	22.34%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	192	17.38%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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