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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Thayer is $17,490, which is much lower than the state average of $27,621 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Thayer median household income is $43,125, which has grown by 38.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Thayer residents spend 16.7 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, #900

Thayer, IA	17,490 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

Thayer, IA	21,750 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

Thayer, IA	32,500 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

Thayer, IA	17,813 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, #578

Thayer, IA	43,125 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Thayer, IA	44,928 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #375

Thayer, IA	38.00%
Iowa	33.56%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Thayer, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.24%	$80, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.03%	$16,322, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-3.45%	$0, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	6.90%	$10,500, 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

Thayer, IA	27,500 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Thayer, IA	30,817 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

	Thayer, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$43,125, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Thayer, IA	Iowa	U.S.
45 to 64	$27,083, see rank	$65,223	$65,027

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

Employment Status

	Thayer, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	55, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	28, 50.91%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	20, 71.43%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	20, 71.43%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	19, 95.00%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 5.00%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8, 28.57%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	27, 49.09%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	21, 77.78%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	21, 77.78%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	21, 100.00%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6, 22.22%, 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

	Thayer, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	39, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	36, 92.31%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3, 7.69%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Thayer, IA	16.7 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

	Thayer, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	19, 47.50%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3, 15.79%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 26.32%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8, 42.11%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	21, 52.50%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2, 9.52%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	8, 38.10%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1, 4.76%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 19.05%, 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	6, 28.57%, 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

	Thayer, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 17.50%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	5, 12.50%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	14, 35.00%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1, 2.50%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8, 20.00%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3, 7.50%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	2, 5.00%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Thayer, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18	25.71%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6	33.33%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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