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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Denver is $25,842, which is about the same as the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Denver median household income is $40,898. On average Denver residents spend 29.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 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, #197

Denver, NC	25,842 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Denver, NC	25,188 USD
North Carolina	28,159 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

Denver, NC	23,958 USD
North Carolina	32,206 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

Denver, NC	32,396 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #334

Denver, NC	40,898 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Denver, NC	53,767 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Denver, NC	30.08%
North Carolina	19.16%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Denver, NC median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The North Carolina and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Denver, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.57%	$5,342, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.95%	$18,349, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.12%	$0, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.82%	$20,138, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	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

Denver, NC	62,681 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Denver, NC	74,237 USD
North Carolina	75,892 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

	Denver, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$40,898, see rank	$51,958	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Denver, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$37,031, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,536, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$36,345, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Denver, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,574, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	684, 43.46%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	537, 78.51%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	537, 78.51%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	429, 79.89%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	108, 20.11%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	147, 21.49%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	890, 56.54%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	506, 56.85%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	506, 56.85%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	402, 79.45%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	104, 20.55%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	384, 43.15%, see rank	41.78%	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

	Denver, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	809, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	611, 75.53%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	55, 6.80%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	43, 5.32%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 1.73%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	86, 10.63%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Denver, NC	29.1 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 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

	Denver, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	831	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	429, 51.62%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63, 14.69%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	23, 5.36%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	119, 27.74%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	80, 18.65%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	112, 26.11%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	402, 48.38%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	205, 51.00%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	43, 10.70%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	139, 34.58%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.22%	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

	Denver, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	831, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	80, 9.63%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	150, 18.05%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	194, 23.35%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 2.77%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24, 2.89%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	126, 15.16%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	112, 13.48%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	94, 11.31%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	9, 1.08%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 2.29%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Denver, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	314	17.17%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	67	12.86%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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