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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Iowa County is $25,156, which is lower than the state average of $26,624 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Iowa County median household income is $54,737, which has grown by 28.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 11.90% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Iowa County residents spend 25.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 20.9 minutes and is about the same as 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, #23

Iowa County	25,156 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

Iowa County	29,755 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

Iowa County	34,684 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

Iowa County	24,861 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, #11

Iowa County	54,737 USD
Wisconsin	51,598 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Iowa County	61,897 USD
Wisconsin	65,273 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Iowa County	28.74%
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

	Iowa County		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.06%	$9,109, see rank	29.83%	$10,220	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	27.19%	$14,515, see rank	27.35%	$16,149	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.94%	$1,670, see rank	1.79%	$3,361	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	13.02%	$20,252, 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

Iowa County	67,090 USD
Wisconsin	64,869 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Iowa County	72,597 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

	Iowa County	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$54,879, see rank	$53,598	$54,999
Black	$17,125, see rank	$27,859	$35,194
Hispanic	$45,125, see rank	$37,787	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$73,625, see rank	$35,349	$36,779
One Race, Other	$63,333, see rank	$36,755	$40,847
Two or More Races	$41,824, see rank	$40,146	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Iowa County	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$44,000, see rank	$26,635	$26,465
25 to 44	$66,073, see rank	$57,865	$57,132
45 to 64	$63,097, see rank	$63,948	$63,398
65 or over	$28,574, see rank	$32,115	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Iowa County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	18,357	see rank	4,458,387	238,733,844
Male¹	9,035	49.22%, see rank	49.20%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,928	76.68%, see rank	73.29%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2	0.02%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	6,926	76.66%, see rank	73.12%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,513	94.04%, see rank	92.52%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	413	5.96%, see rank	7.48%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,107	23.32%, see rank	26.71%	29.08%
Female¹	9,322	50.78%, see rank	50.80%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,530	70.05%, see rank	64.94%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	6,530	70.05%, see rank	64.90%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,286	96.26%, see rank	94.24%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	244	3.74%, see rank	5.76%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,792	29.95%, 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

	Iowa County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,567	100%	2,812,812	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,438	75.10%, see rank	79.84%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,421	11.31%, see rank	9.32%	10.35%
Public Transportation	32	0.25%, see rank	1.80%	4.94%
Walked	412	3.28%, see rank	3.37%	2.85%
Other Means	191	1.52%, see rank	1.70%	1.72%
Worked at Home	1,073	8.54%, see rank	3.98%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Iowa County	25.4 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

	Iowa County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,799	-	2,869,310	141,833,331
Male¹	6,513	50.89%, see rank	51.72%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,056	31.57%, see rank	29.85%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	518	7.95%, see rank	11.87%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	966	14.83%, see rank	16.33%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	207	3.18%, see rank	1.52%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,002	15.38%, see rank	9.02%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,356	20.82%, see rank	25.18%	18.08%
Female¹	6,286	49.11%, see rank	48.28%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,005	31.90%, see rank	36.44%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,208	19.22%, see rank	20.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,370	37.70%, see rank	33.23%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	54	0.86%, see rank	0.48%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11	0.17%, see rank	0.28%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	626	9.96%, 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

	Iowa County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,799	100%	2,869,310	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,132	8.84%, see rank	2.50%	1.86%
Construction	1,216	9.50%, see rank	5.98%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,532	11.97%, see rank	18.71%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	387	3.02%, see rank	3.03%	3.06%
Retail Trade	2,669	20.85%, see rank	11.50%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	536	4.19%, see rank	4.54%	5.07%
Information	168	1.31%, see rank	1.95%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	697	5.45%, see rank	6.36%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	666	5.20%, see rank	7.63%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,241	17.51%, see rank	22.02%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	659	5.15%, see rank	8.30%	8.86%
Public Administration	436	3.41%, see rank	3.45%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	460	3.59%, see rank	4.02%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Iowa County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,682	7.17%, see rank	11.62%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	306	4.50%, see rank	7.73%	10.08%

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