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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Monroe County is $21,228, which is lower than the state average of $25,335 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Monroe County median household income is $43,245, which has grown by 23.99% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 21.52% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Monroe County residents spend 23.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher 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, #90

Monroe County	21,228 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

Monroe County	26,235 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

Monroe County	32,413 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

Monroe County	19,268 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, #68

Monroe County	43,245 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Monroe County	50,514 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #62

Monroe County	23.99%
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

	Monroe County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.49%	$7,943, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.49%	$14,733, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.80%	$2,023, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	22.25%	$13,962, 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

Monroe County	53,052 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Monroe County	60,282 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

	Monroe County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$43,245, see rank	$49,911	$54,999
Hispanic	$80,517, see rank	$38,388	$41,534

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Monroe County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$20,192, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$56,667, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$48,625, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$27,500, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Monroe County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,308	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	3,038	48.16%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,033	66.92%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,033	66.92%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,895	93.21%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	138	6.79%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,005	33.08%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	3,270	51.84%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,855	56.73%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,855	56.73%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,731	93.32%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	124	6.68%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,415	43.27%, 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

	Monroe County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,514	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,788	79.34%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	351	9.99%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	31	0.88%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	104	2.96%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	32	0.91%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	208	5.92%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Monroe County	23.6 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

	Monroe County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,626	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	1,895	52.26%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	422	22.27%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	90	4.75%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	268	14.14%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26	1.37%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	236	12.45%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	760	40.11%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	1,731	47.74%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	721	41.65%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	342	19.76%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	485	28.02%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13	0.75%, 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	170	9.82%, 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

	Monroe County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,626	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	147	4.05%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	220	6.07%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	936	25.81%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	83	2.29%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	398	10.98%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	152	4.19%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	78	2.15%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	204	5.63%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	85	2.34%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	933	25.73%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	173	4.77%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	78	2.15%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	139	3.83%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Monroe County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,049	13.37%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	225	9.43%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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