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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Douglas County is $34,090, which is higher than the state average of $26,515 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Douglas County median household income is $58,940, which has grown by 13.68% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 17.10% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Douglas County residents spend 24.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.5 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, #2

Douglas County	34,090 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Douglas County	31,204 USD
Nevada	30,415 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

Douglas County	36,940 USD
Nevada	33,521 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

Douglas County	26,188 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #6

Douglas County	58,940 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Douglas County	79,596 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #15

Douglas County	13.68%
Nevada	17.10%
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

	Douglas County		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.28%	$32,020, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.33%	$19,097, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.41%	$5,702, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.59%	$31,993, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	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

Douglas County	67,109 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Douglas County	88,490 USD
Nevada	78,301 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

	Douglas County	Nevada	U.S.
White	$59,927, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Black	$56,667, see rank	$37,269	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,000, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
Asian	$54,044, see rank	$60,168	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,240, see rank	$42,555	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$48,750, see rank	$45,921	$53,370
One Race, Other	$33,438, see rank	$42,351	$40,300
Two or More Races	$53,438, see rank	$50,799	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Douglas County	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$24,712, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,970, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,232, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$52,251, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Douglas County	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	39,319, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	19,704, 50.11%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,993, 60.87%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	148, 0.75%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	11,845, 60.11%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,682, 90.18%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,163, 9.82%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,711, 39.13%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	19,615, 49.89%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,693, 54.51%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.01%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,691, 54.50%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,705, 90.78%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	986, 9.22%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,922, 45.49%, see rank	39.97%	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

	Douglas County	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,184, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,801, 78.28%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,417, 11.97%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	37, 0.18%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	339, 1.68%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	442, 2.19%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,148, 5.69%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Douglas County	24.3 minutes
Nevada	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

	Douglas County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,387	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	10,682, 52.40%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,040, 28.46%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,181, 20.42%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,771, 16.58%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	123, 1.15%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,255, 11.75%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,541, 14.43%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	9,705, 47.60%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,312, 34.13%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,413, 24.86%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,586, 36.95%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.09%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	385, 3.97%, 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

	Douglas County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,387, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	356, 1.75%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	1,659, 8.14%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,606, 7.88%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	455, 2.23%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,266, 11.11%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	875, 4.29%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	187, 0.92%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,206, 5.92%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,957, 9.60%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,532, 17.32%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,483, 17.08%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,706, 8.37%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,099, 5.39%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Douglas County	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,910	10.49%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,096	8.07%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

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