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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cottonwood Falls is $20,794, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cottonwood Falls median household income is $36,488, which has grown by 26.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.69% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cottonwood Falls residents spend 19.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 18.6 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, #398

Cottonwood Falls, KS	20,794 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cottonwood Falls, KS	23,343 USD
Kansas	29,793 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

Cottonwood Falls, KS	30,598 USD
Kansas	35,528 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

Cottonwood Falls, KS	20,929 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #468

Cottonwood Falls, KS	36,488 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cottonwood Falls, KS	47,971 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #366

Cottonwood Falls, KS	26.05%
Kansas	27.69%
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

	Cottonwood Falls, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.22%	$5,917, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.25%	$16,286, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.99%	$1,700, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.04%	$17,233, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	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

Cottonwood Falls, KS	62,639 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cottonwood Falls, KS	61,870 USD
Kansas	83,035 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

	Cottonwood Falls, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$36,369, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$16,875, see rank	$39,779	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cottonwood Falls, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$32,500, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$80,000, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,979, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$30,250, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cottonwood Falls, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	833, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	408, 48.98%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	221, 54.17%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	221, 54.17%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	207, 93.67%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 6.33%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	187, 45.83%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	425, 51.02%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	247, 58.12%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	247, 58.12%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	240, 97.17%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 2.83%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	178, 41.88%, see rank	37.80%	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

	Cottonwood Falls, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	444, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	335, 75.45%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	34, 7.66%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 4.95%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	26, 5.86%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 4.05%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9, 2.03%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cottonwood Falls, KS	19.2 minutes
Kansas	18.6 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

	Cottonwood Falls, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	447	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	207, 46.31%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34, 16.43%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	14, 6.76%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 13.53%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 10.63%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	68, 32.85%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	240, 53.69%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	82, 34.17%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	87, 36.25%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	53, 22.08%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 1.25%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12, 5.00%, see rank	5.97%	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

	Cottonwood Falls, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	447, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28, 6.26%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	19, 4.25%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	72, 16.11%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	37, 8.28%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 5.15%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	24, 5.37%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 3.13%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20, 4.47%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	95, 21.25%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	43, 9.62%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	51, 11.41%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 4.70%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cottonwood Falls, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	47	5.33%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3	1.27%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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