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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bethel County is $18,875, which is much lower than the state average of $33,129 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Bethel County median household income is $51,930, which has grown by 45.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bethel County residents spend 6.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.1 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, #28

Bethel County	18,875 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bethel County	20,181 USD
Alaska	36,240 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

Bethel County	20,041 USD
Alaska	42,923 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

Bethel County	20,399 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #22

Bethel County	51,930 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bethel County	69,476 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #6

Bethel County	45.46%
Alaska	39.28%
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

	Bethel County		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	65.08%	$2,145, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.40%	$11,998, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	15.65%	$5,212, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.96%	$14,107, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	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

Bethel County	52,270 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bethel County	70,060 USD
Alaska	100,099 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

	Bethel County	Alaska	U.S.
White	$94,496, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Black	$60,682, see rank	$55,897	$35,600
Hispanic	$146,500, see rank	$62,038	$42,396
Asian	$89,336, see rank	$63,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,172, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
Two or More Races	$66,364, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Bethel County	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$23,977, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,789, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,622, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$34,688, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Bethel County	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,893, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	6,232, 52.40%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,955, 63.46%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.05%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,952, 63.41%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,093, 78.26%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	859, 21.74%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,277, 36.54%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	5,661, 47.60%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,545, 62.62%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,545, 62.62%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,107, 87.64%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	438, 12.36%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,116, 37.38%, see rank	34.25%	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

	Bethel County	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,045, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,621, 26.82%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	814, 13.47%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.10%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	1,994, 32.99%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	1,377, 22.78%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	233, 3.85%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bethel County	6.2 minutes
Alaska	18.1 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

	Bethel County	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,200	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	3,093, 49.89%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	898, 29.03%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	558, 18.04%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	548, 17.72%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 1.07%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	279, 9.02%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	615, 19.88%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	3,107, 50.11%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,350, 43.45%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	620, 19.95%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,001, 32.22%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.39%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	120, 3.86%, see rank	4.36%	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

	Bethel County	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,200, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	58, 0.94%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	201, 3.24%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	28, 0.45%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	26, 0.42%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	724, 11.68%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	655, 10.56%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	96, 1.55%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	218, 3.52%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	139, 2.24%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,385, 38.47%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	207, 3.34%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,261, 20.34%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	202, 3.26%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Bethel County	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,070	23.66%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	701	21.06%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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