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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Ringgold County is $21,858, which is lower than the state average of $25,335 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Ringgold County median household income is $42,336, which has grown by 45.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.52% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Ringgold County residents spend 19.3 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, #78

Ringgold County	21,858 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

Ringgold County	24,879 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

Ringgold County	31,818 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

Ringgold County	18,772 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, #77

Ringgold County	42,336 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ringgold County	53,127 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Ringgold County	45.43%
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

	Ringgold County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.08%	$11,615, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	39.38%	$13,931, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.59%	$6,548, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	17.81%	$15,752, 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

Ringgold County	51,269 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ringgold County	59,284 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

	Ringgold County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$42,993, see rank	$49,911	$54,999
Asian	$40,250, see rank	$52,345	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,708, see rank	$32,257	$36,779

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ringgold County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$32,813, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$49,125, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$52,768, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$27,240, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Ringgold County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,063	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	1,955	48.12%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,362	69.67%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,362	69.67%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,259	92.44%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	103	7.56%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	593	30.33%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	2,108	51.88%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,175	55.74%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,175	55.74%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,158	98.55%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17	1.45%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	933	44.26%, 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

	Ringgold County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,345	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,877	80.04%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	237	10.11%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	60	2.56%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	28	1.19%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	143	6.10%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ringgold County	19.3 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

	Ringgold County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,417	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	1,259	52.09%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	432	34.31%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	84	6.67%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	117	9.29%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	101	8.02%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	202	16.04%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	277	22.00%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	1,158	47.91%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	459	39.64%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	293	25.30%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	280	24.18%, see rank	33.28%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17	1.47%, see rank	0.38%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1	0.09%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	105	9.07%, 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

	Ringgold County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,417	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	319	13.20%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	266	11.01%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	192	7.94%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	72	2.98%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	235	9.72%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	141	5.83%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	19	0.79%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	57	2.36%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	66	2.73%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	758	31.36%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	100	4.14%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	68	2.81%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	124	5.13%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Ringgold County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	638	12.68%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	129	9.05%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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