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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Van Wert is $19,716, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Van Wert median household income is $33,750, which has shrunk by 1.82% 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 Van Wert residents spend 40.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is higher 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, #796

Van Wert, IA	19,716 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

Van Wert, IA	20,833 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

Van Wert, IA	23,750 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

Van Wert, IA	18,438 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, #876

Van Wert, IA	33,750 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Van Wert, IA	42,381 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #886

Van Wert, IA		-1.82%
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

	Van Wert, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.88%	$18,688, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.86%	$14,248, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.70%	$12,533, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.28%	$8,150, 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

Van Wert, IA	35,208 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Van Wert, IA	47,407 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

	Van Wert, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$31,875, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Van Wert, IA	Iowa	U.S.
25 to 44	$35,208, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,750, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$19,375, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Van Wert, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	159, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	71, 44.65%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	54, 76.06%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	54, 76.06%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	46, 85.19%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 14.81%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17, 23.94%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	88, 55.35%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	49, 55.68%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	49, 55.68%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	49, 100.00%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	39, 44.32%, 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

	Van Wert, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	91, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	61, 67.03%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	22, 24.18%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	8, 8.79%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Van Wert, IA	40.3 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

	Van Wert, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	95	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	46, 48.42%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9, 19.57%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	14, 30.43%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1, 2.17%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 4.35%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 4.35%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14, 30.43%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	49, 51.58%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10, 20.41%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	13, 26.53%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 26.53%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	13, 26.53%, 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

	Van Wert, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	95, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10, 10.53%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	3, 3.16%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	10, 10.53%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 3.16%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	24, 25.26%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 4.21%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, 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	3, 3.16%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	19, 20.00%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	14, 14.74%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	1, 1.05%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 4.21%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Van Wert, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	40	20.30%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7	11.86%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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