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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson is $29,150, which is higher than the state average of $27,621 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Jefferson median household income is $45,694, which has grown by 39.23% 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 Jefferson residents spend 15.5 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, #123

Jefferson, IA	29,150 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

Jefferson, IA	24,781 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

Jefferson, IA	32,127 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

Jefferson, IA	22,148 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, #479

Jefferson, IA	45,694 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson, IA	65,318 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #355

Jefferson, IA	39.23%
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

	Jefferson, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	33.03%	$20,392, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.49%	$17,589, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.71%	$4,657, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.98%	$18,255, 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

Jefferson, IA	54,916 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson, IA	82,558 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

	Jefferson, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$46,190, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Two or More Races	$8,438, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$32,946, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,705, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,068, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$33,782, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,498, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	1,579, 45.14%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,084, 68.65%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.51%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,076, 68.14%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,049, 97.49%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27, 2.51%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	495, 31.35%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	1,919, 54.86%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,095, 57.06%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,095, 57.06%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	948, 86.58%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	147, 13.42%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	824, 42.94%, 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

	Jefferson, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,926, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,437, 74.61%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	134, 6.96%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	111, 5.76%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	88, 4.57%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	156, 8.10%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson, IA	15.5 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

	Jefferson, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,997	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	1,049, 52.53%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	328, 31.27%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	151, 14.39%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	190, 18.11%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 2.00%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	116, 11.06%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	193, 18.40%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	948, 47.47%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	327, 34.49%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	304, 32.07%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	266, 28.06%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.63%, 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	45, 4.75%, 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

	Jefferson, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,997, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	144, 7.21%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	148, 7.41%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	175, 8.76%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	90, 4.51%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	312, 15.62%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	83, 4.16%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	46, 2.30%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	67, 3.36%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	93, 4.66%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	579, 28.99%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	85, 4.26%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	87, 4.36%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	88, 4.41%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	575	13.87%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	152	12.54%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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