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Eldora, IA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Eldora is $21,469, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Eldora median household income is $47,269, which has grown by 42.51% 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 Eldora residents spend 12.0 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, #686

Eldora, IA	21,469 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

Eldora, IA	22,879 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

Eldora, IA	34,792 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

Eldora, IA	13,665 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, #433

Eldora, IA	47,269 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Eldora, IA	58,200 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #315

Eldora, IA	42.51%
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

	Eldora, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.72%	$12,120, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.25%	$16,525, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.73%	$386, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.75%	$17,062, 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

Eldora, IA	66,719 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Eldora, IA	72,626 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

	Eldora, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$46,250, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Eldora, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$70,147, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,295, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,625, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$36,382, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Eldora, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,137, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	983, 46.00%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	598, 60.83%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	598, 60.83%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	533, 89.13%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	65, 10.87%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	385, 39.17%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	1,154, 54.00%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	623, 53.99%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	623, 53.99%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	607, 97.43%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 2.57%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	531, 46.01%, 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

	Eldora, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,131, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	872, 77.10%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	143, 12.64%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	74, 6.54%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	42, 3.71%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Eldora, IA	12.0 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

	Eldora, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,140	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	533, 46.75%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	189, 35.46%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	61, 11.44%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	75, 14.07%, 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	31, 5.82%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	140, 26.27%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	607, 53.25%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	226, 37.23%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	197, 32.45%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	98, 16.14%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 3.79%, 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	63, 10.38%, 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

	Eldora, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,140, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	84, 7.37%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	70, 6.14%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	175, 15.35%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	74, 6.49%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	53, 4.65%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21, 1.84%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	10, 0.88%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	38, 3.33%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	86, 7.54%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	281, 24.65%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	113, 9.91%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	90, 7.89%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	45, 3.95%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Eldora, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	265	11.06%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	35	5.48%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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