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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Nichols is $17,311, which is lower than the state average of $25,335 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Nichols median household income is $38,750, which has shrunk by 11.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 21.52% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Nichols residents spend 27.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.0 minutes and is higher 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, #855

Nichols, IA	17,311 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

Nichols, IA	24,265 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

Nichols, IA	26,397 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

Nichols, IA	17,750 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, #661

Nichols, IA	38,750 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Nichols, IA	46,030 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #893

Nichols, IA		-11.43%
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

	Nichols, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.25%	$3,923, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	16.27%	$15,185, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.41%	$2,225, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	12.65%	$13,805, 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

Nichols, IA	30,714 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Nichols, IA	41,356 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

	Nichols, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$37,222, see rank	$49,911	$54,999
Hispanic	$44,286, see rank	$38,388	$41,534

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Nichols, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$34,728, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$49,063, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$24,375, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Nichols, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	332	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	177	53.31%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	119	67.23%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	119	67.23%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	118	99.16%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1	0.84%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	58	32.77%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	155	46.69%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	121	78.06%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	121	78.06%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	113	93.39%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8	6.61%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	34	21.94%, 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

	Nichols, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	231	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	163	70.56%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	61	26.41%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	5	2.16%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	2	0.87%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Nichols, IA	27.5 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

	Nichols, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	231	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	118	51.08%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7	5.93%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	14	11.86%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33	27.97%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35	29.66%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	113	48.92%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15	13.27%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	12	10.62%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	45	39.82%, 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	3	2.65%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38	33.63%, 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

	Nichols, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	231	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3	1.30%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	12	5.19%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	51	22.08%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	14	6.06%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	73	31.60%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4	1.73%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	2	0.87%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4	1.73%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17	7.36%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	30	12.99%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9	3.90%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12	5.19%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Nichols, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	111	25.00%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	35	27.78%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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