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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Grundy County is $26,916, which is higher than the state average of $25,335 and is about the same as the national average of $27,334. Grundy County median household income is $56,184, which has grown by 42.61% 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 Grundy County residents spend 18.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #11

Grundy County	26,916 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

Grundy County	29,642 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

Grundy County	35,759 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

Grundy County	21,878 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, #5

Grundy County	56,184 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Grundy County	65,369 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #2

Grundy County	42.61%
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

	Grundy County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.35%	$15,492, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	31.97%	$17,688, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.57%	$3,219, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	16.80%	$16,227, 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

Grundy County	68,151 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Grundy County	77,300 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

	Grundy County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$55,882, see rank	$49,911	$54,999
Hispanic	$58,409, see rank	$38,388	$41,534
Asian	$78,750, see rank	$52,345	$68,950
Two or More Races	$71,563, see rank	$33,476	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Grundy County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$33,875, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$62,778, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$65,223, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$38,226, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Grundy County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,840	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	4,823	49.01%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,519	72.96%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	22	0.46%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	3,497	72.51%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,352	95.85%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	145	4.15%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,304	27.04%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	5,017	50.99%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,049	60.77%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	3,049	60.77%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,010	98.72%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39	1.28%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,968	39.23%, 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

	Grundy County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,265	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,011	79.98%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	509	8.12%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	7	0.11%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	234	3.74%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	54	0.86%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	450	7.18%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Grundy County	18.4 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

	Grundy County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,362	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	3,352	52.69%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	938	27.98%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	258	7.70%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	454	13.54%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	195	5.82%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	360	10.74%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	919	27.42%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	3,010	47.31%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,164	38.67%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	612	20.33%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,034	34.35%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4	0.13%, 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	182	6.05%, 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

	Grundy County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,362	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	668	10.50%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	467	7.34%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	963	15.14%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	238	3.74%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	682	10.72%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	245	3.85%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	116	1.82%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	316	4.97%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	388	6.10%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,394	21.91%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	261	4.10%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	254	3.99%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	370	5.82%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Grundy County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	914	7.47%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	166	4.63%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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