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People QuickFacts |
Mason City |
Iowa |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
27,740 | 2,982,085 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-5.2% | 1.9% |
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Population, 2000 |
29,172 | 2,926,324 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
6.2% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
23.6% | 25.1% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
17.9% | 14.9% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.6% | 50.9% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
95.4% | 93.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
1.2% | 2.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.2% | 0.3% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.8% | 1.3% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
Z | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
1.4% | 1.1% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
3.4% | 2.8% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
54.8% | 56.9% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
1.5% | 3.1% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
3.8% | 5.8% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
86.5% | 86.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
20.0% | 21.2% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
13.7 | 18.5 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
13,029 | 1,232,511 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
67.4% | 72.3% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$72,700 | $82,500 |
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Households, 2000 |
12,368 | 1,149,276 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.27 | 2.46 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$33,852 | $39,469 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$18,899 | $19,674 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
10.0% | 9.1% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Mason City |
Iowa |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
369,478 | 33,546,948 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
574,308 | 31,195,012 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$20,227 | $10,631 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
46,921 | 3,698,955 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
2,424 | 236,515 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.8% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | 0.6% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
24.7% | 27.0% |
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