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Spirit Lake Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Spirit Lake Area is $32,869, which is higher than the state average of $27,621 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Spirit Lake Area median household income is $56,086. On average Spirit Lake Area residents spend 15.7 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, #39

Spirit Lake Area	32,869 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

Spirit Lake Area	29,713 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

Spirit Lake Area	37,352 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

Spirit Lake Area	22,259 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, #111

Spirit Lake Area	56,086 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Spirit Lake Area	71,561 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Spirit Lake Area	12.89%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Spirit Lake 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

	Spirit Lake Area		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.93%	$23,711, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.46%	$19,168, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.79%	$1,694, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.30%	$22,851, 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

Spirit Lake Area	68,346 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Spirit Lake Area	88,049 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

	Spirit Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
White	$56,128, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Hispanic	$37,045, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Two or More Races	$36,136, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Spirit Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$36,771, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,467, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,853, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$42,580, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Spirit Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,028, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	6,971, 49.69%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,044, 72.36%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.19%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,031, 72.17%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,695, 93.32%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	336, 6.68%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,927, 27.64%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	7,057, 50.31%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,252, 60.25%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,252, 60.25%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,117, 96.83%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	135, 3.17%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,805, 39.75%, 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

	Spirit Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,687, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,914, 79.59%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	762, 8.77%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	32, 0.37%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	279, 3.21%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	125, 1.44%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	575, 6.62%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Spirit Lake Area	15.7 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

	Spirit Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,812	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	4,695, 53.28%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,491, 31.76%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	507, 10.80%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	667, 14.21%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	72, 1.53%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	631, 13.44%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,049, 22.34%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	4,117, 46.72%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,411, 34.27%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	914, 22.20%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,296, 31.48%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.39%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	478, 11.61%, 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

	Spirit Lake Area	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,812, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	416, 4.72%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	785, 8.91%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,527, 17.33%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	311, 3.53%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,114, 12.64%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	449, 5.10%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	97, 1.10%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	392, 4.45%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	497, 5.64%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,577, 17.90%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	954, 10.83%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	322, 3.65%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	371, 4.21%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Spirit Lake Area	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,135	6.87%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	220	4.30%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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