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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Union is $24,601, which is lower than the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. West Union median household income is $44,100, which has grown by 27.77% 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 West Union residents spend 13.5 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, #383

West Union, IA	24,601 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

West Union, IA	25,478 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

West Union, IA	35,676 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

West Union, IA	17,031 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, #540

West Union, IA	44,100 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Union, IA	55,214 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #578

West Union, IA	27.77%
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

	West Union, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.14%	$22,895, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.70%	$16,273, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.58%	$3,289, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.14%	$15,954, 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

West Union, IA	56,750 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Union, IA	67,035 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

	West Union, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$44,000, see rank	$53,780	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	West Union, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$15,694, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,154, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,167, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$29,596, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	West Union, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,105, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	954, 45.32%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	648, 67.92%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	648, 67.92%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	636, 98.15%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 1.85%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	306, 32.08%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	1,151, 54.68%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	655, 56.91%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	655, 56.91%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	598, 91.30%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	57, 8.70%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	496, 43.09%, 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

	West Union, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,234, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	977, 79.17%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	100, 8.10%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	70, 5.67%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.41%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	82, 6.65%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Union, IA	13.5 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

	West Union, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,234	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	636, 51.54%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	165, 25.94%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	71, 11.16%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	59, 9.28%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 4.09%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	93, 14.62%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	179, 28.14%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	598, 48.46%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	253, 42.31%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	160, 26.76%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	149, 24.92%, 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	36, 6.02%, 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

	West Union, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,234, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30, 2.43%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	92, 7.46%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	175, 14.18%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	32, 2.59%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	97, 7.86%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	22, 1.78%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	19, 1.54%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	41, 3.32%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	113, 9.16%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	406, 32.90%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	98, 7.94%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	55, 4.46%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	54, 4.38%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	West Union, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	345	13.92%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	58	8.91%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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