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Brookings, OR Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Brookings is $26,786, which is about the same as the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Brookings median household income is $41,704, which has grown by 31.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 23.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Brookings residents spend 11.4 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, #96

Brookings, OR	26,786 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, OR	21,497 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, OR	35,025 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, OR	16,803 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, #203

Brookings, OR	41,704 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brookings, OR	51,922 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #103

Brookings, OR	31.74%
Oregon	23.47%
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

	Brookings, OR		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.16%	$10,425, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.16%	$17,696, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.24%	$531, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.12%	$26,797, 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, OR	48,315 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brookings, OR	60,221 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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
White	$41,157, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Hispanic	$77,917, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
One Race, Other	$68,571, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$48,304, 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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
25 to 44	$45,167, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,915, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$29,145, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Brookings, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,695, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	2,593, 45.53%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,465, 56.50%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,465, 56.50%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,332, 90.92%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	133, 9.08%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,128, 43.50%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	3,102, 54.47%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,624, 52.35%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,624, 52.35%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,442, 88.79%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	182, 11.21%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,478, 47.65%, 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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,721, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,808, 66.45%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	411, 15.10%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	279, 10.25%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	59, 2.17%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	164, 6.03%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brookings, OR	11.4 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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,774	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	1,332, 48.02%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	356, 26.73%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	260, 19.52%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	238, 17.87%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	87, 6.53%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	91, 6.83%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	153, 11.49%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	1,442, 51.98%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	440, 30.51%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	347, 24.06%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	524, 36.34%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	131, 9.08%, 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, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,774, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	87, 3.14%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	26, 0.94%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	273, 9.84%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	23, 0.83%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	427, 15.39%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	55, 1.98%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	70, 2.52%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	131, 4.72%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	150, 5.41%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	664, 23.94%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	335, 12.08%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	377, 13.59%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	156, 5.62%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Brookings, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	627	9.98%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	122	7.06%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

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