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Mason City Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Mason City Area is $21,210, which is lower than the state average of $25,335 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Mason City Area median household income is $38,986. On average Mason City Area residents spend 16.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #324

Mason City Area	21,210 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

Mason City Area	24,063 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

Mason City Area	32,325 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

Mason City Area	14,889 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, #370

Mason City Area	38,986 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mason City Area	45,657 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mason City Area	59.94%
Iowa	21.52%
U.S.	19.17%

*The Mason City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Iowa and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Mason City Area		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.38%	$5,050, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.98%	$15,165, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	0.71%	$475, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	16.61%	$17,770, 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

Mason City Area	50,096 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mason City Area	59,600 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

	Mason City Area	Iowa	U.S.
White	$38,986, see rank	$49,911	$54,999

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mason City Area	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$16,471, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$51,250, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$45,563, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$23,594, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Mason City Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,036	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	452	43.63%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	318	70.35%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	318	70.35%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	274	86.16%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	44	13.84%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	134	29.65%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	584	56.37%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	329	56.34%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	329	56.34%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	322	97.87%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7	2.13%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	255	43.66%, 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

	Mason City Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	555	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	445	80.18%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	50	9.01%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	17	3.06%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	9	1.62%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	34	6.13%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mason City Area	16.8 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

	Mason City Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	596	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	274	45.97%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	99	36.13%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	14	5.11%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37	13.50%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12	4.38%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5	1.82%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	79	28.83%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	322	54.03%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	120	37.27%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	49	15.22%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	121	37.58%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, 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	32	9.94%, 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

	Mason City Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	596	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12	2.01%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	19	3.19%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	87	14.60%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	19	3.19%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	40	6.71%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28	4.70%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	9	1.51%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19	3.19%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	12	2.01%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	269	45.13%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33	5.54%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	9	1.51%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	40	6.71%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Mason City Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	104	8.20%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	11	3.03%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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