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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Worth County is $27,240, which is higher than the state average of $25,335 and is about the same as the national average of $27,334. Worth County median household income is $49,673, which has grown by 36.30% 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 Worth County residents spend 20.6 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, #10

Worth County	27,240 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

Worth County	26,719 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

Worth County	32,037 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

Worth County	21,199 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, #26

Worth County	49,673 USD
Iowa	48,872 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Worth County	63,014 USD
Iowa	61,833 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #13

Worth County	36.30%
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

	Worth County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.02%	$12,810, see rank	28.90%	$11,793	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	33.39%	$15,127, see rank	28.99%	$15,703	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.59%	$1,654, see rank	2.42%	$3,029	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	15.86%	$34,089, 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

Worth County	56,659 USD
Iowa	61,804 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Worth County	70,467 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

	Worth County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$49,653, see rank	$49,911	$54,999
Hispanic	$69,375, see rank	$38,388	$41,534
Two or More Races	$27,250, see rank	$33,476	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Worth County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$23,021, see rank	$26,000	$26,465
25 to 44	$61,179, see rank	$56,033	$57,132
45 to 64	$52,803, see rank	$61,140	$63,398
65 or over	$36,759, see rank	$31,591	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Worth County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,114	see rank	2,377,835	238,733,844
Male¹	3,079	50.36%, see rank	48.91%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,372	77.04%, see rank	74.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2	0.06%, see rank	0.17%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,370	76.97%, see rank	73.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,241	94.56%, see rank	94.41%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	129	5.44%, see rank	5.59%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	707	22.96%, see rank	25.88%	29.08%
Female¹	3,035	49.64%, see rank	51.09%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,889	62.24%, see rank	64.25%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,889	62.24%, see rank	64.21%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,780	94.23%, see rank	95.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	109	5.77%, see rank	4.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,146	37.76%, 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

	Worth County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,935	100%	1,520,445	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,042	77.31%, see rank	78.68%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	328	8.34%, see rank	10.28%	10.35%
Public Transportation	2	0.05%, see rank	1.11%	4.94%
Walked	144	3.66%, see rank	3.83%	2.85%
Other Means	12	0.30%, see rank	1.34%	1.72%
Worked at Home	407	10.34%, see rank	4.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Worth County	20.6 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

	Worth County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,021	-	1,553,594	141,833,331
Male¹	2,241	55.73%, see rank	52.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	549	24.50%, see rank	30.23%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	248	11.07%, see rank	11.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	272	12.14%, see rank	16.39%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51	2.28%, see rank	1.74%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	220	9.82%, see rank	9.61%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	703	31.37%, see rank	24.42%	18.08%
Female¹	1,780	44.27%, see rank	47.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	488	27.42%, see rank	36.33%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	423	23.76%, see rank	21.62%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	595	33.43%, 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	32	1.80%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	242	13.60%, 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

	Worth County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,021	100%	1,553,594	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	364	9.05%, see rank	4.05%	1.86%
Construction	273	6.79%, see rank	6.35%	7.13%
Manufacturing	853	21.21%, see rank	14.99%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	141	3.51%, see rank	3.26%	3.06%
Retail Trade	458	11.39%, see rank	11.54%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	191	4.75%, see rank	4.84%	5.07%
Information	25	0.62%, see rank	2.16%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	108	2.69%, see rank	7.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	148	3.68%, see rank	6.58%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	761	18.93%, see rank	23.53%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	295	7.34%, see rank	7.46%	8.86%
Public Administration	142	3.53%, see rank	3.24%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	262	6.52%, see rank	4.33%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Worth County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	881	11.72%, see rank	11.60%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	207	9.18%, see rank	7.43%	10.08%

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