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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bronx County is $18,269, which is much lower than the state average of $32,829 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Bronx County median household income is $34,284, which has grown by 24.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 35.25% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bronx County residents spend 45.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.5 minutes and is much 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, #62

Bronx County	18,269 USD
New York	32,829 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bronx County	25,687 USD
New York	34,450 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

Bronx County	27,030 USD
New York	39,569 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

Bronx County	23,732 USD
New York	30,512 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #62

Bronx County	34,284 USD
New York	58,687 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bronx County	49,661 USD
New York	85,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #59

Bronx County	24.17%
New York	35.25%
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

	Bronx County		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.77%	$14,225, see rank	21.49%	$18,752	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.26%	$13,903, see rank	29.15%	$17,900	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.37%	$3,470, see rank	3.41%	$4,110	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.04%	$20,906, see rank	17.56%	$25,809	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

Bronx County	38,399 USD
New York	71,419 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bronx County	54,690 USD
New York	99,640 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

	Bronx County	New York	U.S.
White	$41,388, see rank	$65,667	$56,900
Black	$36,742, see rank	$41,598	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,041, see rank	$40,814	$42,396
Asian	$49,059, see rank	$62,420	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,370, see rank	$36,669	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$28,365, see rank	$42,240	$53,370
One Race, Other	$28,201, see rank	$36,694	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,717, see rank	$49,102	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Bronx County	New York	U.S.
less than 25	$25,620, see rank	$27,968	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,464, see rank	$65,396	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,485, see rank	$70,383	$65,027
65 or over	$22,580, see rank	$38,136	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Bronx County	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,088,692, see rank	15,832,743	248,775,628
Male¹	498,741, 45.81%, see rank	47.83%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	318,354, 63.83%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	241, 0.05%, see rank	0.28%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	318,113, 63.78%, see rank	68.40%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	270,219, 84.94%, see rank	90.70%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	47,894, 15.06%, see rank	9.30%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	180,387, 36.17%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	589,951, 54.19%, see rank	52.17%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	327,022, 55.43%, see rank	58.76%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	97, 0.02%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	326,925, 55.42%, see rank	58.72%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	278,258, 85.11%, see rank	91.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	48,667, 14.89%, see rank	8.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	262,929, 44.57%, see rank	41.24%	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

	Bronx County	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	532,133, 100%	8,950,165	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	120,941, 22.73%, see rank	53.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26,133, 4.91%, see rank	6.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	315,796, 59.35%, see rank	27.40%	5.06%
Walked	42,212, 7.93%, see rank	6.36%	2.78%
Other Means	9,654, 1.81%, see rank	1.89%	1.79%
Worked at Home	17,397, 3.27%, see rank	3.93%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bronx County	45.2 minutes
New York	32.5 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

	Bronx County	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	548,477	9,137,540	143,435,233
Male¹	270,219, 49.27%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	51,341, 19.00%, see rank	35.01%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	77,911, 28.83%, see rank	18.15%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52,573, 19.46%, see rank	18.51%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	649, 0.24%, see rank	0.39%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25,079, 9.28%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50,554, 18.71%, see rank	14.63%	17.94%
Female¹	278,258, 50.73%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	80,181, 28.82%, see rank	43.00%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	103,871, 37.33%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	81,767, 29.39%, see rank	29.84%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	79, 0.03%, see rank	0.12%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	693, 0.25%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,077, 3.98%, see rank	4.12%	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

	Bronx County	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	548,477, 100%	9,137,540	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	844, 0.15%, see rank	0.60%	1.96%
Construction	27,765, 5.06%, see rank	5.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	19,552, 3.56%, see rank	6.59%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10,041, 1.83%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	66,233, 12.08%, see rank	10.85%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	37,216, 6.79%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	10,802, 1.97%, see rank	2.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	38,153, 6.96%, see rank	8.13%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	45,900, 8.37%, see rank	11.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	175,657, 32.03%, see rank	27.50%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	62,553, 11.40%, see rank	9.23%	9.49%
Public Administration	20,066, 3.66%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	33,695, 6.14%, see rank	5.06%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Bronx County	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	419,580	30.47%, see rank	15.61%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	88,880	28.02%, see rank	11.96%	11.47%

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