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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Douglas County is $22,074, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Douglas County median household income is $40,820, which has grown by 22.87% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 23.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Douglas County residents spend 19.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.4 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, #26

Douglas County	22,074 USD
Oregon	27,173 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	23,494 USD
Oregon	27,230 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	30,212 USD
Oregon	32,599 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	18,862 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #25

Douglas County	40,820 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Douglas County	52,220 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #18

Douglas County	22.87%
Oregon	23.47%
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		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.52%	$11,078, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.28%	$17,788, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.02%	$3,965, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.57%	$21,386, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	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	49,482 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Douglas County	60,195 USD
Oregon	79,373 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	Oregon	U.S.
White	$40,981, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Black	$31,719, see rank	$33,505	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,692, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$104,612, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$27,292, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
One Race, Other	$28,365, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,107, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Douglas County	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$22,109, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,505, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,012, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$35,045, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Douglas County	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	88,513, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	43,218, 48.83%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	23,485, 54.34%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	49, 0.11%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	23,436, 54.23%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	20,034, 85.48%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,402, 14.52%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19,733, 45.66%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	45,295, 51.17%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	21,961, 48.48%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	21,961, 48.48%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	19,166, 87.27%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,795, 12.73%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	23,334, 51.52%, see rank	42.03%	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	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	38,207, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	29,048, 76.03%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,709, 12.32%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	110, 0.29%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	1,186, 3.10%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	900, 2.36%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,254, 5.90%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Douglas County	19.3 minutes
Oregon	22.4 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

	Douglas County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,200	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	20,034, 51.11%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,622, 23.07%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,881, 14.38%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,163, 15.79%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	952, 4.75%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,811, 9.04%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,251, 26.21%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	19,166, 48.89%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,064, 31.64%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,972, 25.94%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,527, 34.06%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	175, 0.91%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	30, 0.16%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,357, 7.08%, see rank	5.35%	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	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,200, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,346, 5.98%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	2,286, 5.83%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,410, 11.25%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,083, 2.76%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,292, 13.50%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,958, 4.99%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	417, 1.06%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,493, 3.81%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,738, 6.98%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,573, 21.87%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,152, 10.59%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,262, 5.77%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,190, 5.59%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Douglas County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	20,807	19.67%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,189	14.41%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

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