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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Pella Area is $24,898, which is lower than the state average of $26,545 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Pella Area median household income is $53,684. On average Pella Area residents spend 20.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.2 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #309

Pella Area	24,898 USD
Iowa	26,545 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pella Area	27,131 USD
Iowa	28,665 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pella Area	36,206 USD
Iowa	34,777 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pella Area	20,228 USD
Iowa	23,120 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #162

Pella Area	53,684 USD
Iowa	51,129 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pella Area	64,528 USD
Iowa	64,881 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Pella Area	3.13%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Pella 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

	Pella Area		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.32%	$9,523, see rank	26.91%	$12,645	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	32.41%	$16,670, see rank	29.32%	$17,047	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.48%	$2,286, see rank	2.43%	$3,270	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.49%	$17,994, see rank	16.09%	$18,401	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Pella Area	67,043 USD
Iowa	64,772 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pella Area	75,281 USD
Iowa	78,040 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Pella Area	Iowa	U.S.
White	$53,589, see rank	$52,137	$56,203
Black	$41,458, see rank	$26,607	$35,564
Hispanic	$55,000, see rank	$38,780	$41,994
Asian	$75,474, see rank	$57,596	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,625, see rank	$29,484	$37,469
Two or More Races	$27,188, see rank	$34,137	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Pella Area	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$38,942, see rank	$26,300	$25,955
25 to 44	$64,433, see rank	$58,123	$58,073
45 to 64	$66,233, see rank	$63,349	$64,486
65 or over	$33,737, see rank	$33,921	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Pella Area	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,071, see rank	2,405,664	243,810,053
Male¹	12,841, 49.25%, see rank	49.03%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,161, 71.34%, see rank	73.24%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.10%, see rank	0.17%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	9,148, 71.24%, see rank	73.07%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,734, 95.47%, see rank	93.93%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	414, 4.53%, see rank	6.07%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,680, 28.66%, see rank	26.76%	29.80%
Female¹	13,230, 50.75%, see rank	50.97%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,374, 63.30%, see rank	64.23%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	8,374, 63.30%, see rank	64.20%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,920, 94.58%, see rank	95.00%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	454, 5.42%, see rank	5.00%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,856, 36.70%, see rank	35.77%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Pella Area	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,279, 100%	1,529,744	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	12,894, 79.21%, see rank	79.25%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,313, 8.07%, see rank	9.79%	10.03%
Public Transportation	41, 0.25%, see rank	1.14%	4.98%
Walked	550, 3.38%, see rank	3.68%	2.82%
Other Means	237, 1.46%, see rank	1.44%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1,244, 7.64%, see rank	4.70%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pella Area	20.7 minutes
Iowa	18.2 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Pella Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,654	1,557,331	141,996,548
Male¹	8,734, 52.44%, see rank	51.99%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,826, 32.36%, see rank	30.52%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	970, 11.11%, see rank	11.40%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,324, 15.16%, see rank	16.43%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	69, 0.79%, see rank	1.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	640, 7.33%, see rank	9.28%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,356, 26.98%, see rank	24.15%	17.87%
Female¹	7,920, 47.56%, see rank	48.01%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,771, 34.99%, see rank	37.08%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,070, 26.14%, see rank	22.26%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,511, 31.70%, see rank	32.35%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 0.30%, see rank	0.37%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 0.16%, see rank	0.29%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	525, 6.63%, see rank	7.41%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Pella Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,654, 100%	1,557,331	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	512, 3.07%, see rank	3.99%	1.90%
Construction	912, 5.48%, see rank	6.14%	6.49%
Manufacturing	3,674, 22.06%, see rank	14.74%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	373, 2.24%, see rank	2.98%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,640, 9.85%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	594, 3.57%, see rank	4.73%	5.00%
Information	288, 1.73%, see rank	1.98%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	853, 5.12%, see rank	7.66%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	817, 4.91%, see rank	6.82%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,566, 27.42%, see rank	23.94%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,066, 6.40%, see rank	7.61%	9.18%
Public Administration	358, 2.15%, see rank	3.33%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,001, 6.01%, see rank	4.41%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Pella Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,866	9.05%, see rank	12.23%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	679	7.38%, see rank	7.93%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.