Davenport Jobs

Davenport is a city in the American state of Iowa that borders the Mississippi River. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 98,359. A 2006 estimate tells that the city had grown slightly to 99,514. The city is part of the Quad Cities of Iowa and Illinois. Davenport is the home of Saint Ambrose University. Palmer College of Chiropractic, which is the birthplace of chiropractic medicine and wellness technique, is also located in Davenport. Davenport is the county seat of Scott County, and the partner city of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Davenport often makes national headlines when the Mississippi River floods. It is the only city over 20,000 people bordering the Mississippi that has no permanent floodwall or levee. Davenport prefers the open access to the river for parks and vistas over having access cut off by dikes and levees. Davenport has adopted ordinances that any new construction in the floodplain must be elevated above the 100 year flood level or protected...more

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Among the most common occupations in Davenport are Management, professional, and related occupations, 30%. Sales and office occupations, 22%. and Service occupations, 19%. Approximately 76 percent of workers in Davenport, Iowa work for companies, 12 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Davenport Jobs are for physical therapist jobs, physical therapy jobs, occupational therapist jobs, assistant manager jobs, store co-manager jobs and crew jobs.

The leading industries in Davenport, Iowa are Educational services, and health care, and social assistance, 20%; Manufacturing, 15%; and Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services, 12%. Simply Hired's Davenport job listings indicate that the following industries in Davenport are hiring the most workers: Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Clinics & Outpatient Services, Books & Periodicals Wholesalers and Misc Store Retailers.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Davenport, Iowa is $36,546, and the median income of households in Davenport was $42,801.

Davenport has an unemployment rate of 7.1%, compared the national average of 6.9%.

According to our Davenport Trends data, the number of Davenport, Iowa jobs has increased by 91% since March 2008.

Population of Davenport Total population 95,382 Male 47.75% Female 52.25% Median age 34.7     Davenport Housing Owner-occupied homes 69.6% Median cost of a home $108,400 Median mortgage payment $716 Renter-occupied homes 30.4% Vacant housing 11.3% Median monthly rent $602     Average Income Median for all workers $25,223 Median for all male full-time $41,400 Median for all female full-time $31,691     Household Income Less than $10,000 8% $10,000 to $14,999 8% $15,000 to $24,999 14% $25,000 to $34,999 10% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 21% $75,000 to $99,999 10% $100,000 to $149,999 7% $150,000 to $199,999 3% $200,000 or more 1%

Education Less than 9th grade 4% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 8% High school graduate 31% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 8% Bachelor's degree 19% Graduate degree 11%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 50% Separated 2% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 82% Black or African American 10% Asian 3% Other 4%     Davenport Commute Carpool 9.6% Public transportation 0.5% Average travel time 16 minutes

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