About Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson is a very small town located in the state of Iowa. With a population of 1,489 people and just one neighborhood, Fort Atkinson is the 253rd largest community in Iowa. Much of the housing stock in Fort Atkinson was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic towns in the country.

When you are in Fort Atkinson, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 38.0% of Fort Atkinson's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Fort Atkinson is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Fort Atkinson who work in farm management (18.82%), office and administrative support jobs (10.44%), and sales jobs (10.03%).

Another important characteristic of Fort Atkinson is that a lot of people work in agricultural jobs, especially compared to most other communities in America, and there are quite a number of farms in town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 10.88% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 18.82 minutes getting to work every day.

Being a small town, Fort Atkinson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Fort Atkinson Information and Demographics

In Fort Atkinson, just 9.51% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

The per capita income in Fort Atkinson in 2000 was $18,986, which is upper middle income relative to Iowa and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,944 for a family of four.

The people who call Fort Atkinson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Fort Atkinson is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Fort Atkinson include German, Czech, Norwegian, and Czechoslovakian.

The most common language spoken in Fort Atkinson is English.