2001 American Community Survey Profile
Black Hawk County
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
  Estimate Lower
Bound
Upper
Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over
94,902
94,640
95,164
In labor force
64,403
63,355
65,451
Civilian labor force
64,317
63,263
65,371
Employed
59,867
58,737
60,997
Unemployed
4,450
3,739
5,161
Percent unemployed
6.9
5.7
8.1
Armed Forces
86
7
165
Not in labor force
30,499
29,428
31,570
 
Females 16 years and over
49,604
49,236
49,972
In labor force
31,586
30,782
32,390
Civilian labor force
31,586
30,782
32,390
Employed
29,811
28,981
30,641
 
Own children under 6 years
9,169
8,737
9,601
All parents in family in labor force
6,116
5,502
6,730
 
Own children 6 to 17 years
18,476
17,976
18,976
All parents in family in labor force
13,898
12,895
14,901
 
Population 16 to 19 years
6,576
6,249
6,903
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
245
113
377
Unemployed or not in the labor force
180
58
302
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over
57,933
56,781
59,085
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
48,620
47,285
49,955
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
4,761
4,080
5,442
Public transportation (including taxicab)
314
108
520
Walked
1,617
1,190
2,044
Other means
658
374
942
Worked at home
1,963
1,402
2,524
Mean travel time to work (minutes)
14.6
14.1
15.1
 
Employed civilian population 16 years and over
59,867
58,737
60,997
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations
18,812
17,603
20,021
Service occupations
9,786
8,801
10,771
Sales and office occupations
15,905
14,823
16,987
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
252
105
399
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
4,771
4,116
5,426
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
10,341
9,537
11,145
 
INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
706
508
904
Construction
3,607
3,135
4,079
Manufacturing
10,511
9,622
11,400
Wholesale trade
1,968
1,600
2,336
Retail trade
8,074
7,365
8,784
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
2,082
1,740
2,424
Information
1,413
1,085
1,741
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
3,049
2,627
3,471
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
4,338
3,759
4,917
Educational, health, and social services
14,791
13,639
15,943
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
4,675
3,949
5,401
Other services (except public administration)
2,775
2,244
3,306
Public administration
1,878
1,505
2,251
 
CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers
48,022
46,748
49,296
Government workers
8,265
7,478
9,052
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
3,463
2,920
4,006
Unpaid family workers
117
33
201
 
INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households
49,918
49,416
50,420
Less than $10,000
4,372
3,829
4,915
$10,000 to $14,999
3,728
3,235
4,221
$15,000 to $24,999
8,339
7,512
9,166
$25,000 to $34,999
7,669
7,075
8,263
$35,000 to $49,999
9,533
8,853
10,213
$50,000 to $74,999
8,816
8,113
9,519
$75,000 to $99,999
4,036
3,467
4,605
$100,000 to $149,999
2,322
1,914
2,730
$150,000 to $199,999
504
339
669
$200,000 or more
599
399
799
Median household income (dollars)
36,115
34,848
37,382
Mean household income (dollars)
46,385
44,664
48,106
 
With earnings
38,495
37,693
39,297
Mean earnings (dollars)
46,504
44,399
48,609
With Social Security
14,301
13,667
14,935
Mean Social Security income (dollars)
12,826
12,405
13,247
With retirement income
9,691
9,028
10,354
Mean retirement income (dollars)
13,212
12,427
13,997
 
With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
8,067
7,379
8,755
With Supplemental Security Income
1,641
1,321
1,961
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
6,172
5,430
6,915
With cash public assistance income
1,789
1,383
2,195
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
2,385
1,882
2,888
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
3,468
2,912
4,024
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
3,382
2,875
3,889
 
Families
30,946
30,025
31,867
Less than $10,000
1,325
987
1,663
$10,000 to $14,999
1,283
928
1,638
$15,000 to $24,999
3,430
2,843
4,017
$25,000 to $34,999
4,684
4,242
5,126
$35,000 to $49,999
6,299
5,690
6,908
$50,000 to $74,999
7,118
6,471
7,765
$75,000 to $99,999
3,622
3,049
4,195
$100,000 to $149,999
2,225
1,836
2,614
$150,000 to $199,999
430
278
582
$200,000 or more
530
334
726
Median family income (dollars)
46,161
44,410
47,912
Mean family income (dollars)
56,359
53,934
58,785
 
Per capita income (dollars)
19,664
19,027
20,301
 
Nonfamily households
18,972
18,056
19,888
Median nonfamily income (dollars)
21,958
21,003
22,913
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
29,099
26,517
31,681
 
Median earnings (dollars):
20,610
20,130
21,090
Male full-time, year-round workers
35,707
34,044
37,370
Female full-time, year-round workers
24,013
22,328
25,698
 
NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families
2,542
2,064
3,021
With related children under 18 years
1,896
1,447
2,345
With related children under 5 years only
267
97
437
 
Families with female householder, no husband present
1,440
1,044
1,836
With related children under 18 years
1,336
947
1,725
With related children under 5 years only
236
71
401
 
Individuals
17,187
15,261
19,113
18 years and over
12,288
11,166
13,410
65 years and over
1,198
959
1,437
Related children under 18 years
4,784
3,627
5,941
Related children 5 to 17 years
2,943
2,131
3,755
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
8,190
7,215
9,165
 
PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals
14.3
12.7
16.0
18 years and over
13.5
12.3
14.7
65 years and over
7.4
5.9
8.9
Related children under 18 years
16.8
12.7
20.9
Related children under 5 years
23.5
17.4
29.6
Related children 5 to 17 years
14.3
10.3
18.3
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
30.0
26.7
33.3
 

The 2001 American Community Survey 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 degree of uncertainty for an estimate is represented through the use of a confidence interval. The confidence interval computed here is a 90 percent confidence interval and can be interpreted roughly as providing 90 percent certainty that the true number falls between the lower and upper bounds.

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.

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.

Free or reduced price school meal benefits figures only include households with children under 18 years.

1. An '*' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the lower and upper bounds. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the lower and upper bound columns indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate, lower bound, and upper bound columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey Office

Created: Wednesday May 29, 2002
Last revised: Thursday August 23, 2007