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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Belle Plaine is $21,511, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Belle Plaine median household income is $35,398, which has shrunk by 2.53% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Belle Plaine residents spend 23.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than 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, #682

Belle Plaine, IA	21,511 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

Belle Plaine, IA	25,449 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

Belle Plaine, IA	30,750 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

Belle Plaine, IA	16,230 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, #851

Belle Plaine, IA	35,398 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Belle Plaine, IA	50,744 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #888

Belle Plaine, IA		-2.53%
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

	Belle Plaine, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.34%	$6,933, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.85%	$15,046, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.21%	$1,806, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.22%	$15,374, 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

Belle Plaine, IA	52,574 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Belle Plaine, IA	63,356 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

	Belle Plaine, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$38,059, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Two or More Races	$29,236, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Belle Plaine, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$44,048, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,750, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$22,500, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Belle Plaine, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,938, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	946, 48.81%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	665, 70.30%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	665, 70.30%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	632, 95.04%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	33, 4.96%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	281, 29.70%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	992, 51.19%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	554, 55.85%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	554, 55.85%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	534, 96.39%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 3.61%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	438, 44.15%, 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

	Belle Plaine, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,166, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	930, 79.76%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	154, 13.21%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	19, 1.63%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 2.06%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	39, 3.34%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Belle Plaine, IA	23.1 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

	Belle Plaine, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,166	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	632, 54.20%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	102, 16.14%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	63, 9.97%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	128, 20.25%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 4.91%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33, 5.22%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	248, 39.24%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	534, 45.80%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	122, 22.85%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	128, 23.97%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	187, 35.02%, 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	97, 18.16%, 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

	Belle Plaine, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,166, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43, 3.69%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	51, 4.37%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	231, 19.81%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	53, 4.55%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	217, 18.61%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	43, 3.69%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	73, 6.26%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43, 3.69%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	271, 23.24%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	77, 6.60%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	13, 1.11%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	51, 4.37%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Belle Plaine, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	431	16.92%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	78	11.26%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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