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Fountain City, WI Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Fountain City is $26,599, which is about the same as the state average of $26,624 and is about the same as the national average of $27,334. Fountain City median household income is $48,156, which has grown by 52.76% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 11.90% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Fountain City residents spend 19.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 20.9 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, #192

Fountain City, WI	26,599 USD
Wisconsin	26,624 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fountain City, WI	29,632 USD
Wisconsin	29,115 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

Fountain City, WI	39,750 USD
Wisconsin	35,601 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

Fountain City, WI	27,262 USD
Wisconsin	23,208 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #331

Fountain City, WI	48,156 USD
Wisconsin	51,598 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fountain City, WI	53,761 USD
Wisconsin	65,273 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #19

Fountain City, WI	52.76%
Wisconsin	11.90%
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

	Fountain City, WI		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.83%	$10,874, see rank	29.83%	$10,220	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	27.03%	$14,547, see rank	27.35%	$16,149	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	4.99%	$4,784, see rank	1.79%	$3,361	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	14.96%	$22,482, see rank	17.05%	$19,440	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

Fountain City, WI	60,000 USD
Wisconsin	64,869 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fountain City, WI	62,949 USD
Wisconsin	77,985 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

	Fountain City, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$48,219, see rank	$53,598	$54,999
American Indian, Alaska Native	$42,917, see rank	$35,349	$36,779

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Fountain City, WI	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$21,979, see rank	$26,635	$26,465
25 to 44	$47,500, see rank	$57,865	$57,132
45 to 64	$61,250, see rank	$63,948	$63,398
65 or over	$25,000, see rank	$32,115	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Fountain City, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	634	see rank	4,458,387	238,733,844
Male¹	328	51.74%, see rank	49.20%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	256	78.05%, see rank	73.29%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	256	78.05%, see rank	73.12%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	242	94.53%, see rank	92.52%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14	5.47%, see rank	7.48%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	72	21.95%, see rank	26.71%	29.08%
Female¹	306	48.26%, see rank	50.80%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	179	58.50%, see rank	64.94%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	179	58.50%, see rank	64.90%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	175	97.77%, see rank	94.24%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4	2.23%, see rank	5.76%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	127	41.50%, see rank	35.06%	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

	Fountain City, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	413	100%	2,812,812	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	329	79.66%, see rank	79.84%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	35	8.47%, see rank	9.32%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.80%	4.94%
Walked	25	6.05%, see rank	3.37%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.70%	1.72%
Worked at Home	24	5.81%, see rank	3.98%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fountain City, WI	19.5 minutes
Wisconsin	20.9 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

	Fountain City, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	417	-	2,869,310	141,833,331
Male¹	242	58.03%, see rank	51.72%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67	27.69%, see rank	29.85%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	33	13.64%, see rank	11.87%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47	19.42%, see rank	16.33%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.52%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33	13.64%, see rank	9.02%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	58	23.97%, see rank	25.18%	18.08%
Female¹	175	41.97%, see rank	48.28%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	45	25.71%, see rank	36.44%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	20	11.43%, see rank	20.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	85	48.57%, see rank	33.23%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.48%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23	13.14%, see rank	8.69%	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

	Fountain City, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	417	100%	2,869,310	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	2.50%	1.86%
Construction	35	8.39%, see rank	5.98%	7.13%
Manufacturing	108	25.90%, see rank	18.71%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	9	2.16%, see rank	3.03%	3.06%
Retail Trade	40	9.59%, see rank	11.50%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11	2.64%, see rank	4.54%	5.07%
Information	18	4.32%, see rank	1.95%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	47	11.27%, see rank	6.36%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	51	12.23%, see rank	7.63%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	66	15.83%, see rank	22.02%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20	4.80%, see rank	8.30%	8.86%
Public Administration	6	1.44%, see rank	3.45%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6	1.44%, see rank	4.02%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Fountain City, WI	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	84	11.07%, see rank	11.62%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	15	7.89%, see rank	7.73%	10.08%

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