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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Black Hawk County is $24,771, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Black Hawk County median household income is $47,002, which has grown by 26.13% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Black Hawk County residents spend 15.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #73

Black Hawk County	24,771 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

Black Hawk County	26,546 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

Black Hawk County	32,293 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

Black Hawk County	21,555 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, #69

Black Hawk County	47,002 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Black Hawk County	60,230 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #84

Black Hawk County	26.13%
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

	Black Hawk County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.54%	$9,811, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.89%	$18,017, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.24%	$3,268, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.07%	$18,951, 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

Black Hawk County	62,701 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Black Hawk County	74,379 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

	Black Hawk County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$50,206, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$25,314, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,149, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$60,064, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$8,088, see rank	$31,208	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,250, see rank	$39,465	$40,300
Two or More Races	$28,319, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Black Hawk County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$26,923, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,927, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,394, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$35,800, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Black Hawk County	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	106,501, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	51,415, 48.28%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	36,760, 71.50%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	37, 0.07%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	36,723, 71.42%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	33,595, 91.48%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,128, 8.52%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	14,655, 28.50%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	55,086, 51.72%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	35,099, 63.72%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.02%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	35,090, 63.70%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	32,586, 92.86%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,504, 7.14%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19,987, 36.28%, 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

	Black Hawk County	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	64,968, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	53,890, 82.95%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,253, 8.09%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	257, 0.40%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	3,002, 4.62%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	1,020, 1.57%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,546, 2.38%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Black Hawk County	15.1 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

	Black Hawk County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	66,181	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	33,595, 50.76%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,085, 27.04%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,136, 12.31%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,182, 18.40%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	266, 0.79%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,769, 8.24%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,292, 27.66%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	32,586, 49.24%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,508, 35.32%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,899, 24.24%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,222, 31.37%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	82, 0.25%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	140, 0.43%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,715, 8.33%, 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

	Black Hawk County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	66,181, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	847, 1.28%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	3,596, 5.43%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12,125, 18.32%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,840, 2.78%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,995, 12.08%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,727, 4.12%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	892, 1.35%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,889, 5.88%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,619, 6.98%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	16,923, 25.57%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,225, 9.41%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,449, 2.19%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,054, 4.61%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Black Hawk County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	20,919	16.60%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,292	10.61%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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