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Mason City Metro Area Statistics Back to top

Population (2000): 54,356
Land Area (2000): 2,507.946 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 22.045 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	73,118	65.62%
Rural, Farm	8,163	7.33%
Rural, Non-farm	30,152	27.06%

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Mason City Metro Area Employment Information Back to top
Mason City Metro Area Labor Force By Month

Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
1990	29,440	27,774	1,666	5.66%	57
1991	29,941	28,299	1,642	5.49%	55
1992	29,384	27,717	1,666	5.67%	57
1993	29,803	28,224	1,579	5.30%	53
1994	30,114	28,710	1,404	4.66%	47
1995	30,657	29,547	1,110	3.62%	36
1996	31,521	30,300	1,221	3.87%	39
1997	31,365	30,390	975	3.11%	31
1998	31,048	30,085	963	3.10%	31
1999	30,404	29,589	815	2.68%	27
2000	29,743	28,827	916	3.08%	31
2001	29,535	28,535	1,000	3.38%	34
2002	30,002	28,782	1,220	4.07%	41
2003	29,923	28,672	1,251	4.18%	42
2004	30,215	28,858	1,357	4.49%	45
2005	30,739	29,368	1,371	4.46%	45
2006	30,715	29,488	1,228	4.00%	40
2007	30,257	29,056	1,201	3.97%	40
2008	30,440	29,071	1,369	4.50%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1990	28,999	27,377	1,622	5.59%	56
Feb 1990	29,018	27,295	1,723	5.94%	59
Mar 1990	29,359	27,200	2,159	7.35%	74
Apr 1990	28,954	27,313	1,641	5.67%	57
May 1990	28,891	27,501	1,390	4.81%	48
Jun 1990	29,687	28,397	1,290	4.35%	43
Jul 1990	30,703	28,713	1,990	6.48%	65
Aug 1990	29,482	28,003	1,479	5.02%	50
Sep 1990	29,369	27,878	1,491	5.08%	51
Oct 1990	29,821	28,022	1,799	6.03%	60
Nov 1990	29,548	27,865	1,683	5.70%	57
Dec 1990	29,454	27,724	1,730	5.87%	59

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1991	29,477	27,584	1,893	6.42%	64
Feb 1991	29,623	27,647	1,976	6.67%	67
Mar 1991	29,799	27,868	1,931	6.48%	65
Apr 1991	30,060	28,292	1,768	5.88%	59
May 1991	29,873	28,156	1,717	5.75%	57
Jun 1991	30,682	29,210	1,472	4.80%	48
Jul 1991	30,990	29,030	1,960	6.32%	63
Aug 1991	30,059	28,696	1,363	4.53%	45
Sep 1991	29,694	28,328	1,366	4.60%	46
Oct 1991	29,755	28,450	1,305	4.39%	44
Nov 1991	29,670	28,309	1,361	4.59%	46
Dec 1991	29,611	28,015	1,596	5.39%	54

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1992	29,072	27,137	1,935	6.66%	67
Feb 1992	29,067	27,194	1,873	6.44%	64
Mar 1992	29,016	27,142	1,874	6.46%	65
Apr 1992	29,256	27,434	1,822	6.23%	62
May 1992	29,318	27,635	1,683	5.74%	57
Jun 1992	30,185	28,493	1,692	5.61%	56
Jul 1992	30,129	28,618	1,511	5.02%	50
Aug 1992	29,682	28,144	1,538	5.18%	52
Sep 1992	29,193	27,639	1,554	5.32%	53
Oct 1992	29,212	27,852	1,360	4.66%	47
Nov 1992	29,233	27,722	1,511	5.17%	52
Dec 1992	29,241	27,598	1,643	5.62%	56

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1993	29,691	27,743	1,948	6.56%	66
Feb 1993	29,821	27,981	1,840	6.17%	62
Mar 1993	29,674	27,769	1,905	6.42%	64
Apr 1993	29,469	27,693	1,776	6.03%	60
May 1993	29,594	27,930	1,664	5.62%	56
Jun 1993	30,344	28,674	1,670	5.50%	55
Jul 1993	30,353	29,251	1,102	3.63%	36
Aug 1993	30,152	28,860	1,292	4.28%	43
Sep 1993	29,720	28,361	1,359	4.57%	46
Oct 1993	29,697	28,322	1,375	4.63%	46
Nov 1993	29,574	28,099	1,475	4.99%	50
Dec 1993	29,552	28,005	1,547	5.23%	52

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1994	29,849	27,936	1,913	6.41%	64
Feb 1994	29,733	28,008	1,725	5.80%	58
Mar 1994	29,606	27,886	1,720	5.81%	58
Apr 1994	29,758	28,120	1,638	5.50%	55
May 1994	30,043	28,754	1,289	4.29%	43
Jun 1994	30,452	29,144	1,308	4.30%	43
Jul 1994	30,588	29,459	1,129	3.69%	37
Aug 1994	30,341	29,139	1,202	3.96%	40
Sep 1994	29,957	28,791	1,166	3.89%	39
Oct 1994	30,409	29,191	1,218	4.01%	40
Nov 1994	30,241	28,973	1,268	4.19%	42
Dec 1994	30,394	29,121	1,273	4.19%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1995	30,250	28,807	1,443	4.77%	48
Feb 1995	30,103	28,832	1,271	4.22%	42
Mar 1995	29,942	28,701	1,241	4.14%	41
Apr 1995	30,457	29,185	1,272	4.18%	42
May 1995	30,400	29,406	994	3.27%	33
Jun 1995	30,996	29,917	1,079	3.48%	35
Jul 1995	31,355	30,393	962	3.07%	31
Aug 1995	30,897	29,990	907	2.94%	29
Sep 1995	30,688	29,721	967	3.15%	32
Oct 1995	31,051	30,169	882	2.84%	28
Nov 1995	30,849	29,833	1,016	3.29%	33
Dec 1995	30,897	29,613	1,284	4.16%	42

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1996	30,999	29,342	1,657	5.35%	53
Feb 1996	30,973	29,445	1,528	4.93%	49
Mar 1996	30,844	29,329	1,515	4.91%	49
Apr 1996	31,213	29,709	1,504	4.82%	48
May 1996	31,415	30,230	1,185	3.77%	38
Jun 1996	32,175	31,061	1,114	3.46%	35
Jul 1996	32,651	31,706	945	2.89%	29
Aug 1996	31,874	30,948	926	2.91%	29
Sep 1996	31,440	30,478	962	3.06%	31
Oct 1996	31,550	30,598	952	3.02%	30
Nov 1996	31,533	30,425	1,108	3.51%	35
Dec 1996	31,586	30,328	1,258	3.98%	40

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1997	31,237	29,764	1,473	4.72%	47
Feb 1997	31,113	29,870	1,243	4.00%	40
Mar 1997	31,225	30,006	1,219	3.90%	39
Apr 1997	31,365	30,290	1,075	3.43%	34
May 1997	31,266	30,357	909	2.91%	29
Jun 1997	31,785	30,865	920	2.89%	29
Jul 1997	32,510	31,745	765	2.35%	24
Aug 1997	31,614	30,841	773	2.45%	24
Sep 1997	31,005	30,183	822	2.65%	27
Oct 1997	31,111	30,328	783	2.52%	25
Nov 1997	31,107	30,323	784	2.52%	25
Dec 1997	31,037	30,103	934	3.01%	30

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1998	30,877	29,612	1,265	4.10%	41
Feb 1998	31,063	29,857	1,206	3.88%	39
Mar 1998	31,002	29,835	1,167	3.76%	38
Apr 1998	31,152	30,091	1,061	3.41%	34
May 1998	31,214	30,285	929	2.98%	30
Jun 1998	31,715	30,748	967	3.05%	30
Jul 1998	31,790	31,012	778	2.45%	24
Aug 1998	31,322	30,537	785	2.51%	25
Sep 1998	30,597	29,839	758	2.48%	25
Oct 1998	30,762	29,956	806	2.62%	26
Nov 1998	30,691	29,803	888	2.89%	29
Dec 1998	30,389	29,445	944	3.11%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 1999	30,483	29,380	1,103	3.62%	36
Feb 1999	30,563	29,582	981	3.21%	32
Mar 1999	30,275	29,388	887	2.93%	29
Apr 1999	30,202	29,272	930	3.08%	31
May 1999	30,280	29,598	682	2.25%	23
Jun 1999	30,955	30,137	818	2.64%	26
Jul 1999	31,037	30,389	648	2.09%	21
Aug 1999	30,487	29,787	700	2.30%	23
Sep 1999	29,972	29,308	664	2.22%	22
Oct 1999	30,143	29,562	581	1.93%	19
Nov 1999	30,236	29,403	833	2.75%	28
Dec 1999	30,213	29,265	948	3.14%	31

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2000	30,139	28,882	1,257	4.17%	42
Feb 2000	29,980	28,761	1,219	4.07%	41
Mar 2000	29,796	28,561	1,235	4.14%	41
Apr 2000	29,974	29,024	950	3.17%	32
May 2000	29,741	28,961	780	2.62%	26
Jun 2000	30,279	29,485	794	2.62%	26
Jul 2000	30,090	29,402	688	2.29%	23
Aug 2000	29,517	28,752	765	2.59%	26
Sep 2000	29,236	28,495	741	2.53%	25
Oct 2000	29,353	28,618	735	2.50%	25
Nov 2000	29,303	28,476	827	2.82%	28
Dec 2000	29,510	28,504	1,006	3.41%	34

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2001	29,462	28,195	1,267	4.30%	43
Feb 2001	29,205	28,098	1,107	3.79%	38
Mar 2001	29,322	28,149	1,173	4.00%	40
Apr 2001	29,116	28,142	974	3.35%	33
May 2001	29,223	28,435	788	2.70%	27
Jun 2001	29,883	29,030	853	2.85%	29
Jul 2001	30,353	29,536	817	2.69%	27
Aug 2001	29,589	28,725	864	2.92%	29
Sep 2001	29,393	28,582	811	2.76%	28
Oct 2001	29,465	28,568	897	3.04%	30
Nov 2001	29,633	28,538	1,095	3.70%	37
Dec 2001	29,776	28,426	1,350	4.53%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2002	29,481	27,987	1,494	5.07%	51
Feb 2002	29,630	28,264	1,366	4.61%	46
Mar 2002	29,646	28,222	1,424	4.80%	48
Apr 2002	29,598	28,380	1,218	4.12%	41
May 2002	29,831	28,754	1,077	3.61%	36
Jun 2002	30,732	29,519	1,213	3.95%	39
Jul 2002	31,124	29,996	1,128	3.62%	36
Aug 2002	30,417	29,319	1,098	3.61%	36
Sep 2002	30,130	29,045	1,085	3.60%	36
Oct 2002	29,862	28,797	1,065	3.57%	36
Nov 2002	29,802	28,632	1,170	3.93%	39
Dec 2002	29,771	28,464	1,307	4.39%	44

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2003	29,742	28,213	1,529	5.14%	51
Feb 2003	29,710	28,344	1,366	4.60%	46
Mar 2003	29,512	28,194	1,318	4.47%	45
Apr 2003	29,605	28,417	1,188	4.01%	40
May 2003	29,586	28,461	1,125	3.80%	38
Jun 2003	30,428	29,192	1,236	4.06%	41
Jul 2003	30,592	29,519	1,073	3.51%	35
Aug 2003	30,019	28,884	1,135	3.78%	38
Sep 2003	29,905	28,726	1,179	3.94%	39
Oct 2003	29,951	28,791	1,160	3.87%	39
Nov 2003	30,047	28,747	1,300	4.33%	43
Dec 2003	29,977	28,573	1,404	4.68%	47

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2004	29,761	28,161	1,600	5.38%	54
Feb 2004	29,753	28,293	1,460	4.91%	49
Mar 2004	29,882	28,378	1,504	5.03%	50
Apr 2004	29,798	28,456	1,342	4.50%	45
May 2004	29,845	28,596	1,249	4.18%	42
Jun 2004	30,554	29,189	1,365	4.47%	45
Jul 2004	31,070	29,814	1,256	4.04%	40
Aug 2004	30,540	29,266	1,274	4.17%	42
Sep 2004	30,187	28,937	1,250	4.14%	41
Oct 2004	30,372	29,187	1,185	3.90%	39
Nov 2004	30,379	29,049	1,330	4.38%	44
Dec 2004	30,440	28,972	1,468	4.82%	48

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2005	30,127	28,558	1,569	5.21%	52
Feb 2005	30,255	28,665	1,590	5.26%	53
Mar 2005	30,440	28,938	1,502	4.93%	49
Apr 2005	30,594	29,270	1,324	4.33%	43
May 2005	30,398	29,154	1,244	4.09%	41
Jun 2005	31,130	29,800	1,330	4.27%	43
Jul 2005	31,841	30,373	1,468	4.61%	46
Aug 2005	31,067	29,864	1,203	3.87%	39
Sep 2005	30,609	29,352	1,257	4.11%	41
Oct 2005	30,696	29,501	1,195	3.89%	39
Nov 2005	30,775	29,432	1,343	4.36%	44
Dec 2005	30,931	29,506	1,425	4.61%	46

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2006	30,301	28,697	1,604	5.29%	53
Feb 2006	30,170	28,646	1,524	5.05%	51
Mar 2006	29,944	28,568	1,376	4.60%	46
Apr 2006	30,624	29,394	1,230	4.02%	40
May 2006	30,505	29,455	1,050	3.44%	34
Jun 2006	31,117	29,926	1,191	3.83%	38
Jul 2006	32,060	30,969	1,091	3.40%	34
Aug 2006	31,492	30,402	1,090	3.46%	35
Sep 2006	30,938	29,882	1,056	3.41%	34
Oct 2006	30,554	29,524	1,030	3.37%	34
Nov 2006	30,552	29,358	1,194	3.91%	39
Dec 2006	30,326	29,029	1,297	4.28%	43

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2007	30,116	28,609	1,507	5.00%	50
Feb 2007	29,987	28,635	1,352	4.51%	45
Mar 2007	29,974	28,707	1,267	4.23%	42
Apr 2007	30,198	29,069	1,129	3.74%	37
May 2007	30,126	29,077	1,049	3.48%	35
Jun 2007	30,671	29,540	1,131	3.69%	37
Jul 2007	30,834	29,761	1,073	3.48%	35
Aug 2007	30,233	29,134	1,099	3.64%	36
Sep 2007	30,080	29,015	1,065	3.54%	35
Oct 2007	30,268	29,111	1,157	3.82%	38
Nov 2007	30,285	29,072	1,213	4.01%	40
Dec 2007	30,313	28,938	1,375	4.54%	45

Month	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployment
Month	Labor Force	Employed	Total	Percent	Rate
Jan 2008	30,248	28,837	1,411	4.66%	47
Feb 2008	30,335	28,952	1,383	4.56%	46
Mar 2008	30,296	28,961	1,335	4.41%	44
Apr 2008	30,299	29,108	1,191	3.93%	39
May 2008	30,229	29,051	1,178	3.90%	39
Jun 2008	30,658	29,213	1,445	4.71%	47
Jul 2008	30,953	29,530	1,423	4.60%	46
Aug 2008	30,570	28,969	1,601	5.24%	52
Sep 2008	30,376	29,022	1,354	4.46%	45
Oct, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Nov, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--
Dec, 2008	--	--	--	--%	--

Mason City Metro Area Employment By Industry

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Construction	2,764	9.74%
2.	Metal Manufactuing	1,916	6.75%
3.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	1,620	5.71%
4.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,398	4.93%
5.	Educational Services	1,326	4.67%
6.	Food Manufacturing	1,060	3.74%
7.	Health Care	1,018	3.59%
8.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	886	3.12%
9.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	840	2.96%
10.	Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers	806	2.84%
11.	Repair and Maintenance	804	2.83%
12.	Machinery Manufacturing	748	2.64%
13.	Public Administration	708	2.50%
14.	Building Materials / Hardware / Lawn and Garden Supplies	674	2.38%
15.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	666	2.35%
16.	Food and Beverage Stores	628	2.21%
17.	Nonmetallic Mineral Manufacturing	622	2.19%
18.	Truck Transportation	608	2.14%
19.	Wood Manufacturing	606	2.14%
20.	Finance and Insurance	540	1.90%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Health Care	5,098	18.93%
2.	Educational Services	2,576	9.57%
3.	Accommodation and Food Services	1,960	7.28%
4.	Finance and Insurance	1,888	7.01%
5.	Social Assistance	1,792	6.66%
6.	Department and Other General Stores	1,284	4.77%
7.	Food and Beverage Stores	860	3.19%
8.	Metal Manufactuing	728	2.70%
9.	Admin, Support, and Waste Management	722	2.68%
10.	Personal and Laundry Services	714	2.65%
11.	Professional / Scientific / Tech Services	680	2.53%
12.	Public Administration	680	2.53%
13.	Food Manufacturing	486	1.81%
14.	Transportation Equipment Manufacturing	450	1.67%
15.	Religious / Grantmaking / Civic / Similar Organizations	412	1.53%
16.	Machinery Manufacturing	384	1.43%
17.	Publishing / Movie / Sound Recording Industries	340	1.26%
18.	Used Merchandise / Gift / Misc. Stores	326	1.21%
19.	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	298	1.11%
20.	Agriculture / Forestry / Fishing / Hunting	282	1.05%

Mason City Metro Area Employment By Job

Male, with percent of employed male population
1.	Other Production Occupations	2,002	7.06%
2.	Driver / Sales Workers and Truckers	1,538	5.42%
3.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	1,480	5.22%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,308	4.61%
5.	Metal Workers and Plastic Workers	1,168	4.12%
6.	Other Installation / Maintenance	1,166	4.11%
7.	Vehicle Mechanics	1,154	4.07%
8.	Farmers and Farm Managers	1,136	4.00%
9.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	994	3.50%
10.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	964	3.40%
11.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	952	3.36%
12.	Other Management Occupations	924	3.26%
13.	Assemblers and Fabricators	794	2.80%
14.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	652	2.30%
15.	Other Construction Trades	640	2.26%
16.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	628	2.21%
17.	Carpenters	542	1.91%
18.	Construction Laborers	446	1.57%
19.	Business Operations Specialists	440	1.55%
20.	Operations Managers Non Finance	408	1.44%

Female, with percent of employed female population
1.	Secretaries and Admins	1,446	5.37%
2.	Other Office and Admin Support	1,410	5.24%
3.	Retail Sales, Not cashiers	1,216	4.52%
4.	Other Sales and Related Occupations	1,068	3.97%
5.	Nursing / Psychiatric / Home Health	1,006	3.74%
6.	Cashiers	988	3.67%
7.	Registered Nurses	966	3.59%
8.	Informaion and Record Clerks, Not Customer Service	956	3.55%
9.	Teachers, Pre/Primary School	854	3.17%
10.	Child Care Workers	794	2.95%
11.	Other Management Occupations	746	2.77%
12.	Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	744	2.76%
13.	Other Production Occupations	728	2.70%
14.	Assemblers and Fabricators	680	2.53%
15.	Business Operations Specialists	668	2.48%
16.	Recording / Scheduling / Dispatching	666	2.47%
17.	Health Technologists and Technicians	662	2.46%
18.	Cooks and Food Preparation Workers	628	2.33%
19.	Sales Reps / Wholesale and Manufact	600	2.23%
20.	Laborers and Material Movers / Handlers	594	2.21%

Mason City Metro Area Hours Worked Per Week In 1999

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	47,665	54.25%
15-35 hours	12,784	14.55%
1-14 hours	3,449	3.93%
No regular hours	23,961	27.27%

Mason City Metro Area Time Left For Work

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	1,838	3.45%
5 AM-5:29 AM	1,752	3.29%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	2,889	5.42%
6 AM-6:29 AM	3,198	6.00%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	5,639	10.58%
7 AM-7:29 AM	6,913	12.96%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	10,407	19.52%
8 AM-8:29 AM	5,255	9.86%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	2,429	4.56%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,942	3.64%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	1,304	2.45%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	552	1.04%
Noon-3:59 PM	4,940	9.26%
4 PM-11:59 PM	4,265	8.00%

Mason City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Minutes

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	4,150	7.78%
5-9	13,664	25.62%
10-14	13,024	24.42%
15-19	8,234	15.44%
20-24	5,717	10.72%
25-29	1,958	3.67%
30-34	2,868	5.38%
35-39	682	1.28%
40-44	474	0.89%
45-59	1,030	1.93%
60-89	586	1.10%
At least 90	936	1.76%

Mason City Metro Area Length Of Commute In Mintues - Public vs. Private Transportation

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	325	0.61%	46,422	87.06%
30-44	100	0.19%	3,924	7.36%
45-59	50	0.09%	980	1.84%
At least 60	106	0.20%	1,416	2.66%

Mason City Metro Area Type Of Commute

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	226	0.40%
Car / truck / van, carpool	4,483	8.01%
Car / truck / van, solo	45,966	82.14%
Motorcycle	21	0.04%
Other	191	0.34%
Public transportation	581	1.04%
Walked	1,855	3.31%
Worked at home	2,636	4.71%

Mason City Metro Area Employment Lawyers handle cases involving employment contracts, severance agreements, OSHA, workers compensation, ADA, race, sex, pregnancy, national-orgin, sexual orientation and age discrimination, sexual harassment, hours & wages and overtime issues. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mason City Metro Area Family Information Back to top
: 45,268 (105,550 people)
: 29,364 (85,522 people)
: 14,480
: 63,020
Mason City Metro Area Household Income in 1999

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,175	9.03%
$10,000-$14,999	3,655	7.90%
$15,000-$19,999	3,745	8.10%
$20,000-$24,999	4,300	9.30%
$25,000-$29,999	3,287	7.11%
$30,000-$34,999	3,189	6.90%
$35,000-$39,999	2,991	6.47%
$40,000-$44,999	3,069	6.64%
$45,000-$49,999	2,756	5.96%
$50,000-$59,999	4,695	10.15%
$60,000-$74,999	4,675	10.11%
$75,000-$99,999	3,152	6.82%
$100,000-$124,999	1,218	2.63%
$125,000-$149,999	433	0.94%
$150,000-$199,999	352	0.76%
$200,000 or more	553	1.20%

Mason City Metro Area Household Type

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	6,887	30.40%
Family, 2 people	7,150	31.56%
Nonfamily, 2 people	935	4.13%
Family, 3 people	3,076	13.58%
Nonfamily, 3 people	107	0.47%
Family, 4 people	2,844	12.56%
Nonfamily, 4 people	46	0.20%
Family, 5 people	1,174	5.18%
Nonfamily, 5 people	9	0.04%
Family, 6 people	323	1.43%
Nonfamily, 6 people	2	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	95	0.42%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.02%

Mason City Metro Area Household Income Type

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	35,883	27.60%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	20,755	15.96%
Public Assistance	1,217	0.94%
Retirement	6,664	5.13%
Self Employment	7,655	5.89%
Social Security	14,909	11.47%
Supplemental Security	1,476	1.14%
Wage / Salary	34,352	26.42%
Other	7,101	5.46%

Mason City Metro Area Family Type

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	14,754	59.03%
With children under 18	10,238	40.97%

Mason City Metro Area Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	3,848	9.05%
Married	26,190	61.58%
Never Married	11,078	26.05%
Widowed	1,411	3.32%

Mason City Metro Area Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000)

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	5,019	10.69%
Married	26,508	56.46%
Never Married	8,915	18.99%
Widowed	6,505	13.86%

Mason City Metro Area Family Lawyers help clients with family law issues, such as marriage, divorce, domestic partnerships, adoptions, paternity, annulment, child support, custody, division of property, alimony, palimony, restraining orders, spousal support, uncontested divorce and visitation rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mason City Metro Area Education Information Back to top
Mason City Metro Area Highest Degree Earned (18 or older)

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	3,509	4.15%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	7,991	9.44%
High school diploma or equivalent	28,400	33.56%
Some college, no degree	20,822	24.60%
Associate degree	9,039	10.68%
Bachelors degree	10,600	12.53%
Graduate or professional degree	4,268	5.04%

Mason City Metro Area Population In School (3 or older)

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,183	2.18%	638	1.17%	1,821	3.35%
Kindergarten	1,333	2.45%	132	0.24%	1,465	2.70%
Grades 1-4	5,410	9.95%	751	1.38%	6,161	11.33%
Grades 5-8	6,076	11.18%	542	1.00%	6,618	12.18%
Grades 9-12	5,725	10.53%	518	0.95%	6,243	11.49%
Undergrad college	3,776	6.95%	378	0.70%	4,154	7.64%
Graduate or professional school	305	0.56%	178	0.33%	483	0.89%
Total	23,808	43.80%	3,137	5.77%	26,945	49.57%

Mason City Metro Area Education Lawyers represent colleges, school districts, other educational institutions, and students in the practice of education law. They handle issues related to No Child Left Behind, special education, and disability rights. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mason City Metro Area Business Information Back to top
Mason City Metro Area Businesses Changes By Year

Year	Business Births	Business Deaths
2003	122	123
2004	136	128

Mason City Metro Area Business Lawyers provide services for corporations, LLCs, partnerships, contracts, franchising and business litigation. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mason City Metro Area Public Benefits Information Back to top
Mason City Metro Area Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	99,491	91.51%
Below Poverty Level	9,236	8.49%

Mason City Metro Area Public Benefits Lawyers assess the range of local, state and federal government benefits to which their clients may be entitled and help them apply for such programs, as well as appeal decisions denying such benefits to their clients. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mason City Metro Area Criminal Information Back to top
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Mason City Metro Area Criminal Lawyers represent defendants in municipal, state and federal criminal proceedings. These lawyers commonly handle cases involving DUI/DWI (drunk driving), drug possession, gun crimes, traffic tickets, violent crimes, sex crimes, theft offenses and white collar crimes. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mason City Metro Area Immigration & Civil Rights Information Back to top
Mason City Metro Area Population By Age

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	6,806	12.52%
10-19 Years	7,798	14.35%
20-29 Years	5,923	10.90%
30-39 Years	7,106	13.07%
40-49 Years	8,530	15.69%
50-59 Years	6,016	11.07%
60-69 Years	4,742	8.72%
70-79 Years	4,492	8.26%
80-89 Years	2,412	4.44%
90+ Years	531	0.98%

Mason City Metro Area Population - Male/Female

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	26,279	48.35%
Female	28,077	51.65%

Mason City Metro Area Population By Ethnicity

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Caucasian	51,670	95.06%
Hispanic/Latino	1,415	2.60%
Multiracial	440	0.81%
African-American	379	0.70%
Asian	328	0.60%
Amerindian	71	0.13%
Other Race	47	0.09%
Pacific Islander	6	0.01%

Mason City Metro Area Top Specified Ancestries

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	46,186	37.41%
2.	Norwegian	21,945	17.78%
3.	Irish	13,975	11.32%
4.	English	10,317	8.36%
5.	United States Or American	5,324	4.31%
6.	Danish	3,903	3.16%
7.	Swedish	3,281	2.66%
8.	French Non-Basque	2,746	2.22%
9.	Dutch	2,690	2.18%
10.	Czech	2,113	1.71%

Mason City Metro Area Top Languages Spoken At Home

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Only English	101,198	96.61%
2.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	1,841	1.76%
3.	German	366	0.35%
4.	French	219	0.21%
5.	Scandinavian	181	0.17%
6.	Chinese	104	0.10%
7.	Vietnamese	104	0.10%
8.	Greek	100	0.10%
9.	Other Asian	84	0.08%
10.	Laotian	82	0.08%

Mason City Metro Area Citizen Type

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	109,980	98.70%
Naturalized immigrant	821	0.74%
Not a citizen	632	0.57%

Mason City Metro Area Immigration Lawyers help clients navigate through the federal immigration process. They help workers secure temporary visas (H1-B, fiances obtain K-1 visas, and permanent immigrants apply for Green Cards or citizenship. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mason City Metro Area Civil Rights Lawyers represent clients who have been illegally discriminated against on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability and national origin. If you have suffered employment discrimination, sexual harassment, or have been treated differently by a hotel, restaurant, or other public accommodation, a civil rights lawyer can help you determine whether your rights were violated and what types of redress are available. From the Justia Lawyer Directory.

Mason City Metro Area Counties Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Cerro Gordo County

Worth County

Mason City Metro Area Cities Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Barton	Grove	Northwood
Bath	Hanlontown	Owen
Bristol	Hartland	Pleasant Valley
Brookfield	Joice	Plymouth
Clear Lake	Kensett	Portland
Danville	Lake	Rock Falls
Deer Creek	Lime Creek	Rockwell
Dougherty	Lincoln	Silver Lake
Falls	Manly	Swaledale
Fertile	Mason	Thornton
Geneseo	Mason City	Union
Grafton	Meservey	Ventura
Grant	Mount Vernon
Grimes	Nora Springs

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Can a Public High School Punish a Student for Asking a Question that Refers to “Illegal Aliens”? Part One in a Two-Part Series

In this first of a two-part series of columns discussing a recent incident at a North Carolina high school where a student was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class, UC Davis Law professor Vikram David Amar and Illinois Law professor Jason Mazzone explain the relevant First Amendment case law surrounding student speech in public K-12 schools.

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