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Commerce City, CO Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Commerce City is $22,889, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Commerce City median household income is $64,672, which has grown by 92.02% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.94% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Commerce City residents spend 29.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is 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, #264

Commerce City, CO	22,889 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Commerce City, CO	36,187 USD
Colorado	32,301 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

Commerce City, CO	42,294 USD
Colorado	38,288 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

Commerce City, CO	30,314 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #111

Commerce City, CO	64,672 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Commerce City, CO	73,577 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #10

Commerce City, CO	92.02%
Colorado	25.94%
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

	Commerce City, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.75%	$9,434, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.18%	$15,931, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.57%	$2,760, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.49%	$17,724, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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

Commerce City, CO	69,359 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Commerce City, CO	77,432 USD
Colorado	94,432 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

	Commerce City, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$66,212, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$113,159, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$52,212, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$93,477, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,750, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
One Race, Other	$40,354, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,884, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Commerce City, CO	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$42,031, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,297, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,536, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$30,741, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Commerce City, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,670, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	16,830, 49.99%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	13,389, 79.55%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	41, 0.24%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,348, 79.31%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,471, 93.43%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	877, 6.57%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,441, 20.45%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	16,840, 50.01%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,564, 62.73%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,564, 62.73%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,687, 91.70%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	877, 8.30%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,276, 37.27%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Commerce City, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,844, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,946, 77.58%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,150, 14.42%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	666, 3.05%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	217, 0.99%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	241, 1.10%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	624, 2.86%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Commerce City, CO	29.0 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Commerce City, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,158	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	12,471, 56.28%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,876, 23.06%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,867, 14.97%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,040, 16.36%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.14%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,978, 15.86%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,653, 21.27%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	9,687, 43.72%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,183, 32.86%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,494, 25.75%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,125, 32.26%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	63, 0.65%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42, 0.43%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	760, 7.85%, see rank	4.16%	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

	Commerce City, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,158, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	444, 2.00%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	2,543, 11.48%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,770, 7.99%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	770, 3.48%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,921, 13.18%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,046, 9.23%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	533, 2.41%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,007, 4.54%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,415, 10.90%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,912, 17.66%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,611, 7.27%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,301, 5.87%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	885, 3.99%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Commerce City, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,760	16.00%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,272	11.26%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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