ACS: 2003 Multiyear Profile for Iowa -- Table 3

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TABLE 3. SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	2003 Estimate	2002 Estimate	2001 Estimate	2000 Estimate
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	2,231,218	2,227,310	2,189,444 *	2,182,385 *
In labor force	69.33%	69.17%	69.76%	70.02%
Civilian labor force	69.26%	69.05%	69.61%	69.95%
Employed	65.60%	65.22%	66.19%	67.05% *
Unemployed	81,737	85,293	74,872	63,321 *
Percent unemployed	5.3	5.5	4.9	4.1 *
Armed Forces	0.07%	0.13%	0.14%	0.07%
Not in labor force	30.67%	30.83%	30.24%	29.98%

Females 16 years and over	1,144,461	1,145,915	1,129,100 *	1,126,530 *
In labor force	63.45%	64.36%	63.88%	64.94%
Civilian labor force	63.43%	64.35%	63.85%	64.91%
Employed	60.44%	60.91%	60.85%	62.66% *

Own children under 6 years	208,444	203,804	217,735 *	211,423
All parents in family in labor force	69.75%	71.34%	72.87%	76.57% *

Own children 6 to 17 years	451,960	447,775	473,832 *	481,998 *
All parents in family in labor force	79.10%	76.95%	80.96%	81.09%

Population 16 to 19 years	144,680	153,117 *	154,306 *	160,500 *
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	6.53%	4.66%	3.97%	4.72%
Unemployed or not in the labor force	4.91%	2.86%	2.27% *	2.19% *

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	1,425,326	1,419,488	1,413,877	1,432,714
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	81.18%	80.14%	79.20% *	79.78% *
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	10.01%	10.06%	10.93%	10.51%
Public transportation (including taxicab)	0.86%	1.22%	1.02%	0.79%
Walked	2.42%	3.47% *	3.22% *	3.53% *
Other means	1.14%	1.00%	1.04%	1.13%
Worked at home	4.39%	4.10%	4.59%	4.26%
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	18.1	18.1	17.8	17.7

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	1,463,642	1,452,610	1,449,269	1,463,234
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	31.87%	31.44%	32.47%	32.22%
Service occupations	15.49%	14.95%	14.55%	14.73%
Sales and office occupations	25.85%	26.85%	25.99%	25.78%
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1.37%	0.91% *	0.95% *	0.99% *
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	8.31%	8.58%	8.40%	7.93%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17.10%	17.27%	17.64%	18.34% *

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	4.13%	3.92%	4.32%	4.29%
Construction	6.00%	6.24%	5.74%	5.37%
Manufacturing	16.11%	16.06%	16.47%	17.27%
Wholesale trade	3.84%	4.02%	3.55%	3.52%
Retail trade	11.21%	12.09%	11.93%	11.97%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	4.85%	4.38%	5.04%	4.91%
Information	2.49%	2.46%	3.03% *	2.83%
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	7.62%	7.52%	7.64%	7.57%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	6.48%	5.85%	6.18%	5.97%
Educational, health, and social services	22.10%	23.41%	22.14%	21.64%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	6.98%	6.76%	6.02% *	6.43%
Other services (except public administration)	4.48%	4.04%	4.70%	4.48%
Public administration	3.71%	3.24%	3.23%	3.72%

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	76.37%	76.11%	77.11%	76.71%
Government workers	14.73%	14.92%	13.99%	14.28%
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	8.45%	8.55%	8.55%	8.67%
Unpaid family workers	0.45%	0.43%	0.35%	0.35%

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2003 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	1,158,018	1,145,564	1,143,554	1,141,291 *
Less than $10,000	8.12%	8.76%	7.74%	8.38%
$10,000 to $14,999	7.22%	6.72%	7.41%	6.85%
$15,000 to $24,999	13.44%	14.45%	13.71%	13.98%
$25,000 to $34,999	13.89%	13.79%	13.15%	13.76%
$35,000 to $49,999	17.60%	17.36%	18.74%	17.69%
$50,000 to $74,999	20.51%	21.53%	21.30%	20.70%
$75,000 to $99,999	9.79%	9.63%	9.78%	9.99%
$100,000 to $149,999	6.61%	5.44% *	5.77%	5.57% *
$150,000 to $199,999	1.55%	0.97% *	1.14% *	1.55%
$200,000 or more	1.28%	1.34%	1.27%	1.54%
Median household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	40,526	40,020	40,989	40,767
Mean household income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	50,630	48,880	50,237	51,077

With earnings	80.64%	80.01%	79.44%	80.54%
Mean earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	50,816	49,207	50,821	50,811
With Social Security	28.61%	29.23%	29.03%	28.55%
Mean Social Security income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	12,945	12,762	12,618	12,406 *
With retirement income	15.60%	14.90%	15.07%	15.60%
Mean retirement income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	13,835	12,806	13,343	12,981

With Supplemental Security Income	3.01%	3.31%	2.56%	2.79%
Mean Supplemental Security Income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	7,018	6,605	6,194	6,442
With cash public assistance income	2.97%	2.93%	2.53%	2.59%
Mean cash public assistance income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	2,785	3,060	2,638	2,836
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	6.38%	6.08%	5.20% *	5.12% *

Families	758,104	759,549	769,997	760,308
Less than $10,000	3.89%	4.59%	3.74%	3.72%
$10,000 to $14,999	3.42%	3.30%	4.24% *	3.72%
$15,000 to $24,999	9.76%	10.89%	9.44%	10.43%
$25,000 to $34,999	12.18%	12.40%	12.00%	12.60%
$35,000 to $49,999	18.78%	17.86%	19.77%	18.95%
$50,000 to $74,999	25.45%	27.23%	26.51%	25.59%
$75,000 to $99,999	13.36%	13.16%	13.21%	13.45%
$100,000 to $149,999	9.21%	7.46% *	7.75% *	7.44% *
$150,000 to $199,999	2.11%	1.24% *	1.55% *	2.05%
$200,000 or more	1.83%	1.86%	1.78%	2.05%
Median family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	51,336	50,634	50,662	50,463
Mean family income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	61,162	58,431 *	59,815	60,685

Per capita income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	21,129	20,491	21,029	21,000

Nonfamily households	399,914	386,015	373,557 *	380,983 *
Median nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	22,748	23,014	22,624	22,977
Mean nonfamily income (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars)	29,059	28,675	28,773	30,359

Median earnings (in 2003 inflation-adjusted dollars):	23,504	23,229	23,253	22,870
Male full-time, year-round workers	35,999	35,311	35,565	35,715
Female full-time, year-round workers	27,163	26,517	25,930 *	24,842 *

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	52,540	58,780	53,731	53,452
With related children under 18 years	80.81%	79.10%	77.34%	77.49%
With related children under 5 years only	21.29%	25.14%	20.87%	20.81%

Families with female householder, no husband present	28,636	29,887	30,347	27,068
With related children under 18 years	94.64%	95.81%	92.70%	94.64%
With related children under 5 years only	23.48%	33.00% *	26.77%	25.81%

Individuals	286,404	315,796	273,606	281,208
18 years and over	71.40%	69.82%	67.50%	66.38%
65 years and over	10.61%	10.71%	13.98% *	11.26%
Related children under 18 years	27.51%	29.23%	31.12%	31.94% *
Related children 5 to 17 years	18.47%	18.81%	20.19%	22.70% *
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	42.94%	40.70%	38.55%	37.94% *

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	10.1	11.2	9.7	10.0
18 years and over	9.5	10.3	8.8	8.9
65 years and over	7.6	8.5	9.6	7.9
Related children under 18 years	11.7	13.7	12.0	12.6
Related children under 5 years	14.6	18.5 *	16.3	14.2
Related children 5 to 17 years	10.6	12.0	10.5	12.1
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	22.8	24.5	21.3	21.3

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Footnotes

The profile universe is limited to the household population and excludes the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability.

The number of householders does not necessarily equal the number of households because of differences in the weighting schemes for the population and occupied housing units.

Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection.

Occupation codes are 4-digit codes, but are still based on Standard Occupational Classification 2000.

Industry codes are 4-digit codes and are based on the North American Industry Classification System 2002. However, the Industry categories adhere to the guidelines issued in Clarification Memorandum No. 2, "NAICS Alternate Aggregation Structure for Use By U.S. Statistical Agencies," issued by the Office of Management and Budget.

1. An '-' entry in an Estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
2. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
3. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An 'N' entry in an Estimate column indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

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