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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Alger is $42,879, which is higher than the state average of $31,233 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Alger median household income is $62,604, which has grown by 362.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Alger residents spend 40.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #50

Alger, WA	42,879 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alger, WA	39,519 USD
Washington	33,492 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alger, WA	37,596 USD
Washington	41,039 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alger, WA	44,423 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #189

Alger, WA	62,604 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alger, WA	70,762 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Alger, WA	362.30%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Alger, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.26%	$35,047, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.33%	$17,894, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.08%	$0, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	32.26%	$14,817, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Alger, WA	64,271 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alger, WA	67,747 USD
Washington	92,527 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Alger, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$42,083, see rank	$61,732	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Alger, WA	Washington	U.S.
45 to 64	$87,679, see rank	$72,872	$65,027

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Alger, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	164, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	85, 51.83%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	55, 64.71%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	55, 64.71%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	55, 100.00%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	30, 35.29%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	79, 48.17%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	48, 60.76%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	48, 60.76%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	48, 100.00%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	31, 39.24%, see rank	40.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Alger, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	103, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	48, 46.60%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	40, 38.83%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	15, 14.56%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alger, WA	40.7 minutes
Washington	25.9 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Alger, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	103	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	55, 53.40%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	28, 50.91%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 27.27%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	48, 46.60%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21, 43.75%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27, 56.25%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.04%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Alger, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	103, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	43, 41.75%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	27, 26.21%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 14.56%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6, 5.83%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	12, 11.65%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Alger, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	15	9.15%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.