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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Muscatine Area is $25,007, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Muscatine Area median household income is $52,899. On average Muscatine Area residents spend 17.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 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, #312

Muscatine Area	25,007 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Muscatine Area	29,297 USD
Iowa	30,246 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Muscatine Area	36,925 USD
Iowa	36,237 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Muscatine Area	23,317 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #168

Muscatine Area	52,899 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Muscatine Area	63,706 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Muscatine Area	6.84%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Muscatine 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

	Muscatine Area		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.13%	$10,996, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.88%	$18,386, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.83%	$3,048, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.66%	$18,810, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Muscatine Area	63,220 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Muscatine Area	72,956 USD
Iowa	81,424 USD
U.S.	86,963 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 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Muscatine Area	Iowa	U.S.
White	$53,706, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$21,466, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,026, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$86,319, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$95,821, see rank	$31,208	$37,170
One Race, Other	$42,201, see rank	$39,465	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,486, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Muscatine Area	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$21,204, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,688, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,436, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$39,749, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Muscatine Area	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,043, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	16,291, 49.30%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,856, 72.78%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	11,856, 72.78%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,110, 93.71%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	746, 6.29%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,435, 27.22%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	16,752, 50.70%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,325, 61.63%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,325, 61.63%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,706, 94.00%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	619, 6.00%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,427, 38.37%, see rank	36.46%	41.21%

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 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Muscatine Area	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,427, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,808, 82.28%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,170, 10.62%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	51, 0.25%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	471, 2.31%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	185, 0.91%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	742, 3.63%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Muscatine Area	17.2 minutes
Iowa	18.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 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 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Muscatine Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,816	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	11,110, 53.37%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,821, 25.39%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,060, 9.54%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,575, 14.18%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	125, 1.13%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	941, 8.47%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,045, 36.41%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	9,706, 46.63%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,049, 31.41%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,510, 25.86%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,751, 28.34%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.06%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	26, 0.27%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,342, 13.83%, see rank	7.19%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Muscatine Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,816, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	608, 2.92%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	1,131, 5.43%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,904, 28.36%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	474, 2.28%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,158, 10.37%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,127, 5.41%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	325, 1.56%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	810, 3.89%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,386, 6.66%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,097, 19.68%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,616, 7.76%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	450, 2.16%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	730, 3.51%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Muscatine Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,658	13.46%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,322	11.56%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.