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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of College is $33,217, which is about the same as the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. College median household income is $75,871, which has grown by 34.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 39.28% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average College residents spend 16.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.1 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, #54

College, AK	33,217 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

College, AK	31,693 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

College, AK	37,135 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

College, AK	27,472 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, #49

College, AK	75,871 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

College, AK	89,513 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #145

College, AK	34.14%
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

	College, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	45.86%	$10,791, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	17.72%	$14,720, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.76%	$6,036, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.47%	$37,220, 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

College, AK	104,503 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

College, AK	108,682 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

	College, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$77,232, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Black	$79,215, see rank	$55,897	$35,600
Hispanic	$66,339, see rank	$62,038	$42,396
Asian	$111,522, see rank	$63,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$59,018, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
Two or More Races	$63,411, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	College, AK	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$35,000, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$73,836, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$89,223, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$84,545, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	College, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,279, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	6,543, 53.29%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,925, 75.27%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	102, 1.56%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,823, 73.71%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,510, 93.51%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	313, 6.49%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,618, 24.73%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	5,736, 46.71%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,837, 66.89%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.07%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,833, 66.82%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,437, 89.67%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	396, 10.33%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,899, 33.11%, 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

	College, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,825, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,428, 69.37%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	747, 9.55%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	324, 4.14%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	595, 7.60%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	414, 5.29%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	317, 4.05%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

College, AK	16.8 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

	College, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,947	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	4,510, 56.75%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,763, 39.09%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	724, 16.05%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	703, 15.59%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	330, 7.32%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	403, 8.94%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	3,437, 43.25%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,342, 39.05%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	510, 14.84%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,433, 41.69%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	152, 4.42%, 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

	College, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,947, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	277, 3.49%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	571, 7.19%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	74, 0.93%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	154, 1.94%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	876, 11.02%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	450, 5.66%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	262, 3.30%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	310, 3.90%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	629, 7.91%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,530, 31.84%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	756, 9.51%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	648, 8.15%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	410, 5.16%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	College, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	954	7.02%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	180	6.03%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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