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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brookings Area is $24,056, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Brookings Area median household income is $41,939. On average Brookings Area residents spend 12.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is 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, #387

Brookings Area	24,056 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brookings Area	21,138 USD
Oregon	27,230 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

Brookings Area	27,210 USD
Oregon	32,599 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

Brookings Area	17,950 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #602

Brookings Area	41,939 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brookings Area	50,998 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Brookings Area	15.93%
Oregon	23.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Brookings Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oregon and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Brookings Area		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.07%	$10,336, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	51.60%	$17,733, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.38%	$3,629, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.52%	$25,932, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	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

Brookings Area	48,878 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brookings Area	59,897 USD
Oregon	79,373 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

	Brookings Area	Oregon	U.S.
White	$41,779, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Hispanic	$46,771, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$51,471, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,575, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
One Race, Other	$67,946, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$46,620, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Brookings Area	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$43,092, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,926, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,682, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$29,768, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Brookings Area	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,213, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	9,246, 48.12%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,506, 48.73%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	38, 0.41%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,468, 48.32%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,694, 82.68%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	774, 17.32%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,740, 51.27%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	9,967, 51.88%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,667, 46.82%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,667, 46.82%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,195, 89.89%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	472, 10.11%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,300, 53.18%, see rank	42.03%	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

	Brookings Area	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,774, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,740, 73.84%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	866, 11.14%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	511, 6.57%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	79, 1.02%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	578, 7.44%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brookings Area	12.4 minutes
Oregon	22.4 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

	Brookings Area	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,889	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	3,694, 46.82%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	912, 24.69%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	710, 19.22%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	528, 14.29%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	408, 11.04%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	411, 11.13%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	447, 12.10%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	4,195, 53.18%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,431, 34.11%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	923, 22.00%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,543, 36.78%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.19%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	33, 0.79%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	257, 6.13%, see rank	5.35%	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

	Brookings Area	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,889, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	510, 6.46%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	421, 5.34%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	497, 6.30%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	104, 1.32%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,072, 13.59%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	334, 4.23%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	135, 1.71%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	396, 5.02%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	420, 5.32%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,775, 22.50%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	959, 12.16%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	762, 9.66%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	504, 6.39%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Brookings Area	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,406	15.37%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	509	8.49%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

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