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Alturas, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Alturas is $21,118, which is lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Alturas median household income is $31,087, which has grown by 27.66% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Alturas residents spend 7.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is much lower 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, #937

Alturas, CA	21,118 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alturas, CA	22,682 USD
California	31,345 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

Alturas, CA	28,266 USD
California	35,724 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

Alturas, CA	16,888 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1265

Alturas, CA	31,087 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alturas, CA	45,887 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #505

Alturas, CA	27.66%
California	29.47%
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

	Alturas, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.00%	$26,252, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.81%	$15,258, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	13.31%	$7,852, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.06%	$22,130, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	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

Alturas, CA	55,363 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alturas, CA	61,637 USD
California	96,357 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

	Alturas, CA	California	U.S.
White	$33,910, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Hispanic	$9,183, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Two or More Races	$9,063, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Alturas, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$11,641, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,419, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$25,495, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$32,981, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Alturas, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,111, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	1,001, 47.42%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	536, 53.55%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	536, 53.55%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	429, 80.04%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	107, 19.96%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	465, 46.45%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	1,110, 52.58%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	638, 57.48%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	638, 57.48%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	613, 96.08%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 3.92%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	472, 42.52%, see rank	42.45%	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

	Alturas, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,007, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	702, 69.71%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	138, 13.70%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	78, 7.75%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	60, 5.96%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	29, 2.88%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alturas, CA	7.8 minutes
California	27.8 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

	Alturas, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,042	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	429, 41.17%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77, 17.95%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	142, 33.10%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	55, 12.82%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 2.10%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 3.03%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	59, 13.75%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	613, 58.83%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	189, 30.83%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	176, 28.71%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	193, 31.48%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	32, 5.22%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 3.75%, see rank	5.48%	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

	Alturas, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,042, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	72, 6.91%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	30, 2.88%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	29, 2.78%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 1.73%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	132, 12.67%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18, 1.73%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	49, 4.70%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	72, 6.91%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	239, 22.94%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	123, 11.80%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	191, 18.33%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	69, 6.62%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Alturas, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	779	29.30%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	127	18.27%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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