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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Somers is $25,778, which is about the same as the state average of $25,335 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Somers median household income is $42,188, which has grown by 35.00% 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 Somers residents spend 21.9 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, #163

Somers, IA	25,778 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

Somers, IA	30,813 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

Somers, IA	31,591 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

Somers, IA	24,375 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, #513

Somers, IA	42,188 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Somers, IA	43,219 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #294

Somers, IA	35.00%
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

	Somers, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.74%	$10,073, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	54.84%	$11,482, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-1.61%	$0, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.35%	$8,633, 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

Somers, IA	58,750 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Somers, IA	57,434 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

	Somers, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$42,188, see rank	$49,911	$54,999

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Somers, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$73,125, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$42,188, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$43,750, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Somers, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	93	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	40	43.01%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	30	75.00%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	30	75.00%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	30	100.00%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10	25.00%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	53	56.99%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	29	54.72%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	29	54.72%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29	100.00%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	24	45.28%, 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

	Somers, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	59	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	48	81.36%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7	11.86%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	2	3.39%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	2	3.39%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Somers, IA	21.9 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

	Somers, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	59	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	30	50.85%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7	23.33%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0	0.00%, 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	9	30.00%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12	40.00%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	29	49.15%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10	34.48%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19	65.52%, 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	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, 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

	Somers, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	59	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3	5.08%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	7	11.86%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	12	20.34%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	9	15.25%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12	20.34%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5	8.47%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3	5.08%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6	10.17%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0	0.00%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2	3.39%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Somers, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14	13.59%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	3	9.38%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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