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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Goldfield is $19,917, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Goldfield median household income is $38,472, which has grown by 18.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Goldfield residents spend 14.0 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, #784

Goldfield, IA	19,917 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

Goldfield, IA	27,824 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

Goldfield, IA	29,286 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

Goldfield, IA	23,523 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, #761

Goldfield, IA	38,472 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Goldfield, IA	44,663 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #718

Goldfield, IA	18.70%
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

	Goldfield, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.53%	$7,882, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.72%	$17,995, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.04%	$2,200, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.53%	$17,048, 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

Goldfield, IA	43,750 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Goldfield, IA	50,101 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

	Goldfield, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$38,426, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Goldfield, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$38,942, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$39,286, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$35,000, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Goldfield, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	558, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	297, 53.23%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	171, 57.58%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	171, 57.58%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	156, 91.23%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 8.77%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	126, 42.42%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	261, 46.77%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	144, 55.17%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	144, 55.17%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	134, 93.06%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	10, 6.94%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	117, 44.83%, 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

	Goldfield, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	290, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	223, 76.90%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	45, 15.52%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	10, 3.45%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 2.07%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 2.07%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Goldfield, IA	14.0 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

	Goldfield, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	290	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	156, 53.79%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	30, 19.23%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	30, 19.23%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8, 5.13%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 3.21%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	28, 17.95%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 32.05%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	134, 46.21%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	47, 35.07%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	36, 26.87%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41, 30.60%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 2.24%, 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	4, 2.99%, 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

	Goldfield, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	290, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	22, 7.59%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	44, 15.17%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	47, 16.21%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	22, 7.59%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22, 7.59%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17, 5.86%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	8, 2.76%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 5.17%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	68, 23.45%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	8, 2.76%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 3.79%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 2.07%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Goldfield, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	90	13.57%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	21	11.17%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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