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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Columbus City is $20,449, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Columbus City median household income is $56,042, which has grown by 74.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Columbus City residents spend 20.6 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, #754

Columbus City, IA	20,449 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

Columbus City, IA	26,667 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

Columbus City, IA	30,398 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

Columbus City, IA	25,583 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, #194

Columbus City, IA	56,042 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Columbus City, IA	53,154 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #67

Columbus City, IA	74.11%
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

	Columbus City, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.75%	$7,307, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.38%	$17,821, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.63%	$0, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.63%	$10,936, 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

Columbus City, IA	57,448 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Columbus City, IA	60,739 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

	Columbus City, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$55,521, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Hispanic	$57,024, see rank	$40,551	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Columbus City, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$65,000, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,563, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$31,250, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Columbus City, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	336, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	184, 54.76%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	132, 71.74%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	132, 71.74%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	127, 96.21%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 3.79%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	52, 28.26%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	152, 45.24%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	100, 65.79%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	100, 65.79%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	96, 96.00%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 4.00%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	52, 34.21%, 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

	Columbus City, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	209, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	123, 58.85%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	51, 24.40%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	28, 13.40%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 3.35%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Columbus City, IA	20.6 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

	Columbus City, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	223	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	127, 56.95%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 2.36%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	18, 14.17%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 14.96%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 7.87%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 2.36%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	66, 51.97%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	96, 43.05%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	24, 25.00%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	31, 32.29%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 7.29%, 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	34, 35.42%, 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

	Columbus City, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	223, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12, 5.38%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	7, 3.14%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	85, 38.12%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 1.35%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10, 4.48%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 10.31%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	1, 0.45%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4, 1.79%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20, 8.97%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	41, 18.39%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5, 2.24%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	1, 0.45%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11, 4.93%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Columbus City, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	41	9.88%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16	12.60%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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