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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Baxter is $24,163, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Baxter median household income is $50,909, which has grown by 37.92% 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 Baxter residents spend 26.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is about the same as 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, #429

Baxter, IA	24,163 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

Baxter, IA	31,331 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

Baxter, IA	34,375 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

Baxter, IA	28,850 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, #309

Baxter, IA	50,909 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Baxter, IA	61,105 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #378

Baxter, IA	37.92%
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

	Baxter, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.22%	$36,823, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.41%	$16,886, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.43%	$2,533, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.81%	$24,629, 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

Baxter, IA	51,625 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Baxter, IA	65,422 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

	Baxter, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$51,080, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Baxter, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$78,750, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,042, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$33,854, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Baxter, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	748, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	360, 48.13%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	243, 67.50%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	243, 67.50%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	219, 90.12%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	24, 9.88%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	117, 32.50%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	388, 51.87%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	197, 50.77%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	197, 50.77%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	193, 97.97%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 2.03%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	191, 49.23%, 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

	Baxter, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	409, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	304, 74.33%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	50, 12.22%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	8, 1.96%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	12, 2.93%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	35, 8.56%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Baxter, IA	26.7 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

	Baxter, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	412	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	219, 53.16%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19, 8.68%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35, 15.98%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43, 19.63%, 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	15, 6.85%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	76, 34.70%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	193, 46.84%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63, 32.64%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	58, 30.05%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65, 33.68%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	7, 3.63%, 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

	Baxter, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	412, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3, 0.73%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	21, 5.10%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	45, 10.92%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	31, 7.52%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	45, 10.92%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30, 7.28%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	23, 5.58%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	33, 8.01%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	26, 6.31%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	108, 26.21%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8, 1.94%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	25, 6.07%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14, 3.40%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Baxter, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	87	9.55%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9	3.83%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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