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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Decatur County is $28,094, which is about the same as the state average of $27,367 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Decatur County median household income is $37,396, which has grown by 23.59% 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 Decatur County residents spend 14.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #10

Decatur County	28,094 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

Decatur County	23,189 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

Decatur County	25,625 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

Decatur County	20,192 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, #103

Decatur County	37,396 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Decatur County	57,225 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #90

Decatur County	23.59%
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

	Decatur County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.07%	$35,152, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.04%	$17,032, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.09%	$1,358, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.48%	$29,269, 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

Decatur County	48,958 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Decatur County	70,008 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

	Decatur County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$37,474, see rank	$53,621	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Decatur County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$22,941, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,836, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,038, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$28,958, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Decatur County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,448, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,226, 50.08%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	794, 64.76%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	794, 64.76%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	755, 95.09%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	39, 4.91%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	432, 35.24%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	1,222, 49.92%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	623, 50.98%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	623, 50.98%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	584, 93.74%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39, 6.26%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	599, 49.02%, 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

	Decatur County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,281, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	980, 76.50%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	121, 9.45%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	71, 5.54%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	1, 0.08%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	108, 8.43%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Decatur County	14.7 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

	Decatur County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,339	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	755, 56.39%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	292, 38.68%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	111, 14.70%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	97, 12.85%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 4.11%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	96, 12.72%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	102, 13.51%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	584, 43.61%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	218, 37.33%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	162, 27.74%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	155, 26.54%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35, 5.99%, 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

	Decatur County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,339, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	217, 16.21%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	77, 5.75%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	31, 2.32%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	33, 2.46%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	182, 13.59%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	72, 5.38%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	29, 2.17%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	53, 3.96%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	54, 4.03%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	320, 23.90%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	120, 8.96%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	104, 7.77%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	47, 3.51%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Decatur County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	419	14.88%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	79	9.84%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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