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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Louisa County is $25,411, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Louisa County median household income is $52,750, which has grown by 34.96% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Louisa County residents spend 22.8 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, #61

Louisa County	25,411 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

Louisa County	30,278 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

Louisa County	34,639 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

Louisa County	23,581 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, #28

Louisa County	52,750 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Louisa County	63,795 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #60

Louisa County	34.96%
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

	Louisa County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.16%	$12,658, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.89%	$17,250, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.53%	$3,099, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.29%	$20,579, 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

Louisa County	60,227 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Louisa County	71,322 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

	Louisa County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$54,352, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$33,472, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$48,194, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$33,798, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
One Race, Other	$46,000, see rank	$39,465	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,731, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Louisa County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$34,375, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,007, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,679, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$29,214, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Louisa County	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,849, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	4,464, 50.45%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,193, 71.53%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,193, 71.53%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,948, 92.33%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	245, 7.67%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,271, 28.47%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	4,385, 49.55%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,751, 62.74%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,751, 62.74%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,604, 94.66%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	147, 5.34%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,634, 37.26%, 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

	Louisa County	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,448, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,285, 78.65%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	652, 11.97%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.06%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	83, 1.52%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	127, 2.33%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	298, 5.47%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Louisa County	22.8 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

	Louisa County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,552	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	2,948, 53.10%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	712, 24.15%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	202, 6.85%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	223, 7.56%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	102, 3.46%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	229, 7.77%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,269, 43.05%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	2,604, 46.90%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	702, 26.96%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	620, 23.81%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	822, 31.57%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	47, 1.80%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.23%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	407, 15.63%, 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

	Louisa County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,552, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	452, 8.14%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	278, 5.01%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,833, 33.02%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	103, 1.86%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	453, 8.16%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	278, 5.01%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	53, 0.95%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	210, 3.78%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	216, 3.89%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,078, 19.42%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	223, 4.02%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	165, 2.97%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	210, 3.78%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Louisa County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,329	11.93%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	267	8.56%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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