ACS: 2001 SS01 Tabular Profile for Des Moines, IA MSA -- Table 3

2001 Supplementary Survey Profile Des Moines, IA MSA

TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
	Estimate	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Population 16 years and over	343,372	337,462	349,282
In labor force	255,460	248,431	262,489
Civilian labor force	255,037	247,985	262,089
Employed	244,252	237,281	251,223
Unemployed	10,785	8,097	13,473
Percent unemployed	4.2	3.2	5.2
Armed Forces	423	0	930
Not in labor force	87,912	81,939	93,885

Females 16 years and over	179,818	175,771	183,865
In labor force	124,300	119,683	128,917
Civilian labor force	124,300	119,683	128,917
Employed	118,768	114,156	123,380

Own children under 6 years	38,847	36,344	41,350
All parents in family in labor force	30,011	26,607	33,415

Own children 6 to 17 years	77,587	73,013	82,161
All parents in family in labor force	65,898	60,222	71,574

Population 16 to 19 years	22,310	19,619	25,001
Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate	864	150	1,578
Unemployed or not in the labor force	434	0	929

COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	238,117	230,763	245,471
Car, truck, or van -- drove alone	199,597	191,202	207,992
Car, truck, or van -- carpooled	25,963	20,341	31,585
Public transportation (including taxicab)	2,812	1,306	4,318
Walked	2,219	1,143	3,295
Other means	958	212	1,704
Worked at home	6,568	4,629	8,507
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	17.6	16.9	18.3

Employed civilian population 16 years and over	244,252	237,281	251,223
OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	87,730	81,326	94,134
Service occupations	32,864	26,558	39,170
Sales and office occupations	77,706	70,690	84,722
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	196	0	523
Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations	21,536	17,799	25,273
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	24,220	20,034	28,406

INDUSTRY
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	960	158	1,762
Construction	13,839	10,358	17,321
Manufacturing	21,735	18,023	25,448
Wholesale trade	10,099	7,215	12,983
Retail trade	29,937	24,827	35,047
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	12,934	9,363	16,505
Information	9,142	6,746	11,538
Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing	37,949	32,486	43,412
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services	21,299	17,347	25,251
Educational, health, and social services	48,722	42,690	54,754
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services	15,585	11,270	19,900
Other services (except public administration)	11,897	9,245	14,549
Public administration	10,154	7,621	12,687

CLASS OF WORKER
Private wage and salary workers	202,177	193,831	210,523
Government workers	30,700	25,884	35,516
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business	11,375	8,323	14,428
Unpaid family workers	0	0	465

INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
Total households	177,886	174,226	181,546
Less than $10,000	9,066	6,644	11,488
$10,000 to $14,999	11,456	8,248	14,664
$15,000 to $24,999	22,940	18,483	27,397
$25,000 to $34,999	19,176	15,318	23,034
$35,000 to $49,999	31,205	26,606	35,804
$50,000 to $74,999	40,664	35,831	45,497
$75,000 to $99,999	23,678	20,236	27,120
$100,000 to $149,999	14,410	11,569	17,251
$150,000 to $199,999	2,328	1,203	3,453
$200,000 or more	2,963	1,724	4,202
Median household income (dollars)	46,440	43,414	49,466
Mean household income (dollars)	56,629	53,697	59,561

With earnings	149,872	145,920	153,824
Mean earnings (dollars)	56,329	53,374	59,284
With Social Security	38,144	35,187	41,101
Mean Social Security income (dollars)	13,310	12,337	14,284
With retirement income	28,710	24,844	32,576
Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,167	11,547	14,787

With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)	23,933	19,841	28,025
With Supplemental Security Income	2,146	935	3,357
Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,641	3,686	9,596
With cash public assistance income	3,619	1,956	5,282
Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)	3,837	1,979	5,695
With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months	6,974	4,486	9,462
With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months	11,264	7,702	14,826

Families	118,971	112,982	124,961
Less than $10,000	3,775	2,142	5,409
$10,000 to $14,999	5,531	2,615	8,447
$15,000 to $24,999	9,256	6,213	12,299
$25,000 to $34,999	9,858	6,746	12,970
$35,000 to $49,999	19,800	16,287	23,313
$50,000 to $74,999	32,352	27,620	37,084
$75,000 to $99,999	20,870	17,702	24,038
$100,000 to $149,999	12,869	10,374	15,364
$150,000 to $199,999	2,085	1,001	3,169
$200,000 or more	2,575	1,450	3,700
Median family income (dollars)	59,019	55,858	62,180
Mean family income (dollars)	66,200	62,273	70,127

Per capita income (dollars)	23,432	22,325	24,539

Nonfamily households	58,915	53,437	64,393
Median nonfamily income (dollars)	28,306	23,577	33,035
Mean nonfamily income (dollars)	34,867	31,907	37,827

Median earnings (dollars):	27,526	25,993	29,059
Male full-time, year-round workers	38,923	36,925	40,921
Female full-time, year-round workers	29,653	27,785	31,521

NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Families	7,189	4,572	9,806
With related children under 18 years	6,200	3,789	8,611
With related children under 5 years only	1,354	514	2,194

Families with female householder, no husband present	5,065	2,897	7,233
With related children under 18 years	4,877	2,777	6,977
With related children under 5 years only	1,354	514	2,194

Individuals	38,622	29,963	47,281
18 years and over	24,401	19,520	29,282
65 years and over	4,537	2,229	6,845
Related children under 18 years	14,221	8,827	19,615
Related children 5 to 17 years	8,504	5,267	11,741
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	13,887	9,754	18,020

PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
Individuals	8.6	6.6	10.6
18 years and over	7.4	5.9	8.9
65 years and over	9.4	4.8	14.0
Related children under 18 years	12.0	7.5	16.5
Related children under 5 years	17.3	8.7	25.9
Related children 5 to 17 years	10.0	6.4	13.6
Unrelated individuals 15 years and over	16.7	12.4	21.0

The 2001 Supplementary 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.

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