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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Le Mars is $26,782, which is about the same as the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Le Mars median household income is $49,459, which has grown by 27.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Le Mars residents spend 12.5 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, #220

Le Mars, IA	26,782 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

Le Mars, IA	32,578 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

Le Mars, IA	40,611 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

Le Mars, IA	26,684 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, #350

Le Mars, IA	49,459 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Le Mars, IA	62,090 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #586

Le Mars, IA	27.17%
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

	Le Mars, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.46%	$12,347, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.94%	$18,697, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.96%	$3,016, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.27%	$13,611, 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

Le Mars, IA	69,907 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Le Mars, IA	77,633 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

	Le Mars, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$49,518, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Hispanic	$21,607, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Two or More Races	$14,412, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Le Mars, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$37,333, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,823, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,070, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$33,088, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Le Mars, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,853, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	3,787, 48.22%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,972, 78.48%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.16%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,966, 78.32%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,830, 95.41%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	136, 4.59%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	815, 21.52%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	4,066, 51.78%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,654, 65.27%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,654, 65.27%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,580, 97.21%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	74, 2.79%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,412, 34.73%, 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

	Le Mars, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,259, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,380, 83.29%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	510, 9.70%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.08%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	126, 2.40%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	131, 2.49%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	108, 2.05%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Le Mars, IA	12.5 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

	Le Mars, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,410	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	2,830, 52.31%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	542, 19.15%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	339, 11.98%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	416, 14.70%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	79, 2.79%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	335, 11.84%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	905, 31.98%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	2,580, 47.69%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	886, 34.34%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	536, 20.78%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	837, 32.44%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 0.74%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 0.58%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	287, 11.12%, 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

	Le Mars, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,410, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	155, 2.87%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	355, 6.56%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,384, 25.58%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	66, 1.22%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	684, 12.64%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	320, 5.91%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	103, 1.90%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	173, 3.20%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	201, 3.72%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,229, 22.72%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	365, 6.75%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	233, 4.31%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	142, 2.62%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Le Mars, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	799	8.31%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	156	6.03%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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