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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Johnston is $39,687, which is much higher than the state average of $25,335 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Johnston median household income is $89,453, which has grown by 17.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.52% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Johnston residents spend 17.4 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, #18

Johnston, IA	39,687 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

Johnston, IA	42,494 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

Johnston, IA	54,073 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

Johnston, IA	34,172 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, #10

Johnston, IA	89,453 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Johnston, IA	108,888 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #597

Johnston, IA	17.56%
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

	Johnston, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	39.36%	$10,296, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	18.72%	$19,194, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.60%	$4,668, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	15.52%	$18,680, 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

Johnston, IA	101,509 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Johnston, IA	122,025 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

	Johnston, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$89,562, see rank	$49,911	$54,999
Hispanic	$144,118, see rank	$38,388	$41,534
Asian	$72,031, see rank	$52,345	$68,950

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Johnston, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$52,500, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$99,750, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$106,154, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$48,482, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Johnston, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,802	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	5,625	47.66%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,775	84.89%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	51	0.91%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	4,724	83.98%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,517	95.62%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	207	4.38%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	850	15.11%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	6,177	52.34%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,238	68.61%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,238	68.61%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,074	96.13%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	164	3.87%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,939	31.39%, 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

	Johnston, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,521	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,427	87.16%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	586	6.88%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	14	0.16%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	23	0.27%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	42	0.49%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	429	5.03%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Johnston, IA	17.4 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

	Johnston, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,591	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	4,517	52.58%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,210	48.93%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	452	10.01%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,060	23.47%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11	0.24%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	158	3.50%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	512	11.33%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	4,074	47.42%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,020	49.58%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	419	10.28%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,454	35.69%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11	0.27%, see rank	0.38%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24	0.59%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	131	3.22%, 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

	Johnston, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,591	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	109	1.27%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	352	4.10%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	652	7.59%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	522	6.08%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,017	11.84%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	406	4.73%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	130	1.51%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,772	20.63%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,071	12.47%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,565	18.22%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	488	5.68%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	246	2.86%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	261	3.04%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Johnston, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	665	4.30%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	154	3.44%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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