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Clarkston, WA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Clarkston is $17,272, which is much lower than the state average of $31,233 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Clarkston median household income is $29,824, which has grown by 15.12% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Clarkston residents spend 15.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 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, #521

Clarkston, WA	17,272 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clarkston, WA	21,016 USD
Washington	33,492 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

Clarkston, WA	23,425 USD
Washington	41,039 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

Clarkston, WA	20,022 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #548

Clarkston, WA	29,824 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Clarkston, WA	36,723 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #356

Clarkston, WA	15.12%
Washington	31.72%
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

	Clarkston, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.89%	$4,665, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.06%	$15,399, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.69%	$1,806, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.78%	$15,917, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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

Clarkston, WA	41,530 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Clarkston, WA	45,068 USD
Washington	92,527 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

	Clarkston, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$30,130, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$5,625, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,667, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
One Race, Other	$28,750, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$21,250, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Clarkston, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$10,764, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,944, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$26,571, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$28,490, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Clarkston, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,858, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	2,862, 48.86%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,553, 54.26%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,553, 54.26%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,339, 86.22%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	214, 13.78%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,309, 45.74%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	2,996, 51.14%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,646, 54.94%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,646, 54.94%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,478, 89.79%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	168, 10.21%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,350, 45.06%, see rank	40.93%	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

	Clarkston, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,751, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,023, 73.54%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	341, 12.40%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	35, 1.27%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	222, 8.07%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	68, 2.47%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	62, 2.25%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Clarkston, WA	15.5 minutes
Washington	25.9 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

	Clarkston, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,817	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	1,339, 47.53%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	160, 11.95%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	320, 23.90%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	338, 25.24%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.97%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	162, 12.10%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	203, 15.16%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	1,478, 52.47%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	481, 32.54%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	469, 31.73%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	478, 32.34%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 3.38%, see rank	5.04%	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

	Clarkston, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,817, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	25, 0.89%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	274, 9.73%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	142, 5.04%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	27, 0.96%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	428, 15.19%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	124, 4.40%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	34, 1.21%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	216, 7.67%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	145, 5.15%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	720, 25.56%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	414, 14.70%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	117, 4.15%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	151, 5.36%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Clarkston, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,587	22.32%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	275	16.17%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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