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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Postville is $15,284, which is much lower than the state average of $27,621 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Postville median household income is $35,089, which has grown by 7.41% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Postville residents spend 13.8 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, #963

Postville, IA	15,284 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

Postville, IA	21,831 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

Postville, IA	32,411 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

Postville, IA	15,607 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, #855

Postville, IA	35,089 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Postville, IA	41,751 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #827

Postville, IA	7.41%
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

	Postville, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.49%	$7,887, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.68%	$15,479, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.77%	$2,275, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.07%	$16,165, 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

Postville, IA	34,617 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Postville, IA	42,845 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

	Postville, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$36,131, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$18,000, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,250, see rank	$40,551	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Postville, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$34,875, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$32,955, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,864, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$27,333, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Postville, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,595, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	735, 46.08%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	576, 78.37%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	576, 78.37%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	520, 90.28%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	56, 9.72%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	159, 21.63%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	860, 53.92%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	481, 55.93%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	481, 55.93%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	458, 95.22%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	23, 4.78%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	379, 44.07%, 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

	Postville, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	969, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	629, 64.91%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	144, 14.86%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	141, 14.55%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 1.86%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	37, 3.82%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Postville, IA	13.8 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

	Postville, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	978	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	520, 53.17%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95, 18.27%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	41, 7.88%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	42, 8.08%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51, 9.81%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	62, 11.92%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	217, 41.73%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	458, 46.83%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86, 18.78%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	67, 14.63%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	176, 38.43%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 1.09%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 2.18%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	114, 24.89%, 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

	Postville, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	978, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43, 4.40%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	94, 9.61%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	353, 36.09%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	22, 2.25%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	81, 8.28%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28, 2.86%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	39, 3.99%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	89, 9.10%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	113, 11.55%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	26, 2.66%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	35, 3.58%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	55, 5.62%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Postville, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	536	23.88%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	160	26.19%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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