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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garner is $26,702, which is about the same as the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Garner median household income is $60,116, which has grown by 51.24% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Garner residents spend 16.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #226

Garner, IA	26,702 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

Garner, IA	29,427 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

Garner, IA	43,870 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

Garner, IA	18,750 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, #142

Garner, IA	60,116 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garner, IA	70,593 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #193

Garner, IA	51.24%
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

	Garner, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	34.89%	$10,831, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.45%	$15,686, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.93%	$2,682, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.65%	$20,576, 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

Garner, IA	68,939 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garner, IA	81,355 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

	Garner, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$59,286, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garner, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$61,065, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,177, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$38,750, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garner, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,301, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	1,127, 48.98%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	905, 80.30%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	905, 80.30%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	899, 99.34%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 0.66%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	222, 19.70%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	1,174, 51.02%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	726, 61.84%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	726, 61.84%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	696, 95.87%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 4.13%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	448, 38.16%, 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

	Garner, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,582, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,356, 85.71%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	96, 6.07%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	16, 1.01%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	43, 2.72%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	15, 0.95%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	56, 3.54%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garner, IA	16.3 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

	Garner, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,595	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	899, 56.36%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	273, 30.37%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	74, 8.23%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	111, 12.35%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.33%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	73, 8.12%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	302, 33.59%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	696, 43.64%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	268, 38.51%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	201, 28.88%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	174, 25.00%, 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	53, 7.61%, 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

	Garner, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,595, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	11, 0.69%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	88, 5.52%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	447, 28.03%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	62, 3.89%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	134, 8.40%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	78, 4.89%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	59, 3.70%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	79, 4.95%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	72, 4.51%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	359, 22.51%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	96, 6.02%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	55, 3.45%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	55, 3.45%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garner, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	288	9.47%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	73	8.58%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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