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Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of Economic Analysis at (202) 606-5360
    Per capita income:
    Metro per capita income:
    County personal income:
    Median household income, Counties
    Median household income, States
Data revised: 04/22/2012
Next scheduled revision: 04/30/2013
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Iowa Personal Income
  2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Income by place of residence (thousands of dollars)          
Personal income 107,500,437 115,583,232 112,537,109 116,026,733 123,933,051
Population (persons) 2/ 2,999,212 3,016,734 3,032,870 3,050,202 3,062,309
Per capita personal income (dollars) 3/ 35,843 38,314 37,106 38,039 40,470
Derivation of personal income          
  Earnings by place of work 80,162,184 84,850,703 82,161,952 84,489,135 90,376,507
  less: Contributions for government social insurance 4/ 9,263,643 9,703,061 9,614,351 9,946,310 9,355,905
    Employee and self-employed contributions for government social insurance 4,918,504 5,151,666 5,136,477 5,208,381 4,329,407
    Employer contributions for government social insurance 4,345,139 4,551,395 4,477,874 4,737,929 5,026,498
  plus: Adjustment for residence 5/ 1,218,147 1,264,075 1,252,415 1,343,365 1,374,532
  equals: Net earnings by place of residence 72,116,688 76,411,717 73,800,016 75,886,190 82,395,134
  plus: Dividends, interest, and rent 6/ 18,870,646 21,142,078 18,374,495 18,764,924 19,744,519
  plus: Personal current transfer receipts 16,513,103 18,029,437 20,362,598 21,375,619 21,793,398
Earnings by place of work (thousands of dollars)          
Components of earnings          
  Wage and salary disbursements 55,732,173 57,652,800 56,317,699 57,553,197 59,874,198
  Supplements to wages and salaries 12,923,787 13,857,795 14,087,363 14,490,272 15,012,484
    Employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds 8,578,648 9,306,400 9,609,489 9,752,343 9,985,986
    Employer contributions for government social insurance 4,345,139 4,551,395 4,477,874 4,737,929 5,026,498
  Proprietors' income 7/ 11,506,224 13,340,108 11,756,890 12,445,666 15,489,825
    Farm proprietors' income 3,310,302 5,402,911 4,275,838 4,182,562 6,854,369
    Nonfarm proprietors' income 8,195,922 7,937,197 7,481,052 8,263,104 8,635,456
Earnings by industry          
  Farm earnings 4,037,318 6,038,797 4,932,607 4,873,320 7,564,936
  Nonfarm earnings 76,124,866 78,811,906 77,229,345 79,615,815 82,811,571
    Private earnings 63,354,274 65,257,025 63,062,781 65,348,454 68,446,774
      Forestry, fishing, and related activities 282,421 328,224 318,123 327,540 336,894
        Forestry and logging 8,846 9,406 8,158 7,542 (NA)
        Fishing, hunting, and trapping 2,452 2,855 2,831 2,620 (NA)
        Agriculture and forestry support activities 271,123 315,963 307,134 317,378 (NA)
      Mining 140,100 139,167 127,002 127,141 140,074
        Oil and gas extraction 4,813 14,099 1,991 2,535 (NA)
        Mining (except oil and gas) 133,132 122,940 123,269 122,731 (NA)
        Support activities for mining 2,155 2,128 1,742 1,875 (NA)
      Utilities 720,446 794,135 764,086 747,641 782,089
      Construction 5,272,481 5,265,736 4,840,626 4,794,866 4,925,077
        Construction of buildings 1,433,062 1,424,004 1,300,631 1,275,107 (NA)
        Heavy and civil engineering construction 650,718 676,097 645,612 628,583 (NA)
        Specialty trade contractors 3,188,701 3,165,635 2,894,383 2,891,176 (NA)
      Manufacturing 13,583,563 14,119,400 12,632,916 13,311,694 13,958,698
        Durable goods manufacturing 8,679,924 8,701,392 7,576,150 8,123,316 8,713,538
          Wood product manufacturing 599,481 571,052 485,673 479,578 (NA)
          Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 313,635 304,855 271,603 268,134 (NA)
          Primary metal manufacturing 541,933 559,722 472,939 521,955 (NA)
          Fabricated metal product manufacturing 1,116,994 1,155,563 973,461 1,139,787 (NA)
          Machinery manufacturing 2,609,520 2,769,593 2,557,720 3,035,182 (NA)
          Computer and electronic product manufacturing 1,154,599 1,139,617 1,038,180 981,606 (NA)
          Electrical equipment and appliance manufacturing 587,873 528,193 428,552 438,050 (NA)
          Motor vehicles, bodies and trailers, and parts manufacturing (D) (D) (D) (D) (NA)
          Other transportation equipment manufacturing (D) (D) (D) (D) (NA)
          Furniture and related product manufacturing 499,898 461,834 349,085 373,563 (NA)
          Miscellaneous manufacturing 257,308 285,266 242,853 275,310 (NA)
        Nondurable goods manufacturing 4,903,639 5,418,008 5,056,766 5,188,378 5,245,160
          Food manufacturing 2,541,252 2,748,856 2,764,530 2,799,672 (NA)
          Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing 64,653 69,598 72,859 77,358 (NA)
          Textile mills 5,586 5,954 5,969 5,516 (NA)
          Textile product mills 20,268 21,275 22,275 23,881 (NA)
          Apparel manufacturing 55,335 56,885 51,369 50,531 (NA)
          Leather and allied product manufacturing 15,302 14,809 10,035 10,011 (NA)
          Paper manufacturing 278,316 249,448 245,122 253,859 (NA)
          Printing and related support activities 377,621 379,397 353,159 350,683 (NA)
          Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 83,129 94,081 42,560 56,862 (NA)
          Chemical manufacturing 812,294 1,123,270 920,385 981,665 (NA)
          Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 649,883 654,435 568,503 578,340 (NA)
      Wholesale trade 4,325,414 4,441,973 4,349,940 4,475,374 4,750,923
      Retail trade 5,320,565 5,310,978 5,434,417 5,545,104 5,728,213
        Motor vehicle and parts dealers 999,312 975,217 947,207 1,005,309 (NA)
        Furniture and home furnishings stores 185,084 177,796 166,518 164,230 (NA)
        Electronics and appliance stores 217,371 225,479 235,109 240,565 (NA)
        Building material and garden supply stores 548,100 551,266 545,933 534,964 (NA)
        Food and beverage stores 805,165 810,390 911,560 903,565 (NA)
        Health and personal care stores 339,379 342,314 351,938 357,235 (NA)
        Gasoline stations 394,994 393,752 403,870 419,013 (NA)
        Clothing and clothing accessories stores 243,014 245,317 241,649 242,314 (NA)
        Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores 170,262 164,253 161,341 167,610 (NA)
        General merchandise stores 776,721 817,600 840,262 834,053 (NA)
        Miscellaneous store retailers 316,172 292,956 305,866 320,722 (NA)
        Nonstore retailers 324,991 314,638 323,164 355,524 (NA)
      Transportation and warehousing 3,413,576 3,348,422 3,251,610 3,357,829 3,499,131
        Air transportation 14,977 22,158 24,965 31,813 (NA)
        Rail transportation 349,499 366,285 328,495 334,167 (NA)
        Water transportation 14,370 15,708 13,424 12,565 (NA)
        Truck transportation 2,074,513 1,970,817 1,893,360 1,971,940 (NA)
        Transit and ground passenger transportation 67,996 79,652 80,216 82,633 (NA)
        Pipeline transportation 44,122 48,462 51,396 52,613 (NA)
        Scenic and sightseeing transportation (D) (D) 1,818 1,860 (NA)
        Support activities for transportation 168,684 159,207 150,682 152,618 (NA)
        Couriers and messengers (D) (D) 236,286 235,334 (NA)
        Warehousing and storage 446,984 456,002 470,968 482,286 (NA)
      Information 1,770,044 1,906,422 1,778,891 1,774,854 1,812,141
        Publishing industries, except Internet 600,785 586,535 527,699 518,668 (NA)
        Motion picture and sound recording industries 37,017 35,265 37,590 32,128 (NA)
        Broadcasting, except Internet 180,351 300,130 258,733 271,954 (NA)
        Internet publishing and broadcasting 8/ (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
        Telecommunications 558,665 574,188 568,674 569,210 (NA)
        ISPs, search portals, and data processing 373,666 388,339 364,653 364,256 (NA)
        Other information services 8/ 19,560 21,965 21,542 18,638 (NA)
      Finance and insurance 6,849,267 7,055,729 7,071,145 7,538,138 7,927,272
        Monetary authorities - central bank (D) (D) (D) (D) (NA)
        Credit intermediation and related activities 2,870,869 2,913,841 2,968,783 3,237,718 (NA)
        Securities, commodity contracts, investments 401,470 341,177 387,187 417,052 (NA)
        Insurance carriers and related activities 3,553,733 3,772,488 3,684,892 3,857,352 (NA)
        Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles (D) (D) (D) (D) (NA)
      Real estate and rental and leasing 728,962 716,734 730,119 748,073 883,779
        Real estate 491,887 418,900 435,483 422,484 (NA)
        Rental and leasing services 226,712 288,406 286,356 317,462 (NA)
        Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 10,363 9,428 8,280 8,127 (NA)
      Professional, scientific, and technical services 3,441,111 3,690,313 3,474,205 3,646,479 3,870,115
      Management of companies and enterprises 1,122,491 1,117,513 1,087,944 1,102,004 1,291,349
      Administrative and waste management services 2,153,462 2,218,338 2,202,123 2,397,408 2,404,925
        Administrative and support services 2,032,394 2,081,203 2,059,758 2,243,322 (NA)
        Waste management and remediation services 121,068 137,135 142,365 154,086 (NA)
      Educational services 982,177 1,058,212 1,095,221 1,120,906 1,149,228
      Health care and social assistance 7,825,480 8,418,505 8,571,478 8,808,477 9,237,917
        Ambulatory health care services 3,628,557 3,941,458 3,956,597 4,106,120 (NA)
        Hospitals 2,038,086 2,156,978 2,187,671 2,201,200 (NA)
        Nursing and residential care facilities 1,364,657 1,458,666 1,528,881 1,554,457 (NA)
        Social assistance 794,180 861,403 898,329 946,700 (NA)
      Arts, entertainment, and recreation 627,182 586,170 575,810 595,692 619,878
        Performing arts and spectator sports 184,350 182,374 180,149 179,193 (NA)
        Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks 21,904 23,492 23,541 23,494 (NA)
        Amusement, gambling, and recreation 420,928 380,304 372,120 393,005 (NA)
      Accommodation and food services 1,912,344 1,948,138 1,882,044 1,965,271 2,057,668
        Accommodation 462,668 446,539 388,332 422,142 (NA)
        Food services and drinking places 1,449,676 1,501,599 1,493,712 1,543,129 (NA)
      Other services, except public administration 2,883,188 2,792,916 2,875,081 2,963,963 3,071,403
        Repair and maintenance 1,034,468 953,469 1,017,836 1,066,443 (NA)
        Personal and laundry services 768,747 727,013 744,129 767,867 (NA)
        Membership associations and organizations 995,702 1,023,540 1,032,081 1,058,448 (NA)
        Private households 84,271 88,894 81,035 71,205 (NA)
    Government and government enterprises 12,770,592 13,554,881 14,166,564 14,267,361 14,364,797
      Federal, civilian 1,526,936 1,580,870 1,608,415 1,682,117 1,687,132
      Military 511,915 566,522 639,362 639,684 673,029
      State and local 10,731,741 11,407,489 11,918,787 11,945,560 12,004,636
        State government 3,590,491 3,830,109 3,977,773 3,871,867 (NA)
        Local government 7,141,250 7,577,380 7,941,014 8,073,693 (NA)
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