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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elk City Area is $25,654, which is about the same as the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Elk City Area median household income is $49,027. On average Elk City Area residents spend 17.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 20.8 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, #269

Elk City Area	25,654 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elk City Area	31,707 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 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

Elk City Area	39,756 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 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

Elk City Area	22,420 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #302

Elk City Area	49,027 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elk City Area	72,820 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Elk City Area	18.93%
Oklahoma	38.43%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Elk City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oklahoma 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

	Elk City Area		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.21%	$18,767, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.05%	$16,344, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.81%	$1,596, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.82%	$22,049, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	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

Elk City Area	64,516 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elk City Area	80,491 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 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

	Elk City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$48,947, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$31,434, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$72,530, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$43,393, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
One Race, Other	$27,283, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$70,924, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Elk City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$42,606, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$70,194, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,324, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$27,224, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Elk City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,843, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	9,705, 54.39%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,907, 60.87%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,907, 60.87%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,774, 97.75%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	133, 2.25%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,798, 39.13%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	8,138, 45.61%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,066, 49.96%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,066, 49.96%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,880, 95.43%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	186, 4.57%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,072, 50.04%, see rank	43.92%	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

	Elk City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,510, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,153, 85.73%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	926, 9.74%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	12, 0.13%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	87, 0.91%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	99, 1.04%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	233, 2.45%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elk City Area	17.8 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 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

	Elk City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,654	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	5,774, 59.81%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,203, 20.83%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	845, 14.63%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	784, 13.58%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	56, 0.97%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,302, 22.55%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,189, 20.59%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	3,880, 40.19%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,191, 30.70%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	733, 18.89%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,486, 38.30%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 0.98%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	53, 1.37%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	368, 9.48%, see rank	4.96%	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

	Elk City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,654, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,265, 23.46%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	631, 6.54%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	343, 3.55%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	240, 2.49%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,227, 12.71%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	529, 5.48%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	78, 0.81%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	486, 5.03%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	557, 5.77%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,466, 15.19%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	873, 9.04%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	454, 4.70%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	505, 5.23%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Elk City Area	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,018	14.44%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	563	10.94%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

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