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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Franklin County is $27,879, which is lower than the state average of $29,535 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Franklin County median household income is $57,159, which has grown by 37.21% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.27% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Franklin County residents spend 26.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.0 minutes and is about the same as 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, #8

Franklin County	27,879 USD
Vermont	29,535 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Franklin County	32,939 USD
Vermont	29,854 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

Franklin County	37,887 USD
Vermont	33,897 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

Franklin County	28,775 USD
Vermont	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #5

Franklin County	57,159 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Franklin County	70,475 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

Franklin County	37.21%
Vermont	33.27%
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

	Franklin County		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.71%	$8,851, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.88%	$15,830, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.65%	$3,274, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.96%	$17,571, see rank	17.15%	$20,664	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

Franklin County	69,740 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Franklin County	81,794 USD
Vermont	85,013 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

	Franklin County	Vermont	U.S.
White	$56,917, see rank	$54,661	$56,900
Black	$113,112, see rank	$54,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$77,188, see rank	$50,410	$42,396
Asian	$45,446, see rank	$55,417	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$70,593, see rank	$36,530	$37,170
One Race, Other	$70,893, see rank	$55,586	$40,300
Two or More Races	$58,581, see rank	$43,119	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Franklin County	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$36,042, see rank	$29,336	$25,788
25 to 44	$66,686, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,682, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$32,393, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Franklin County	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	38,124, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	18,769, 49.23%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,107, 75.16%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	123, 0.66%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,984, 74.51%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,180, 94.25%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	804, 5.75%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,662, 24.84%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	19,355, 50.77%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,941, 66.86%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.03%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	12,936, 66.84%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,224, 94.50%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	712, 5.50%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,414, 33.14%, see rank	36.05%	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

	Franklin County	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,719, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	19,328, 78.19%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,085, 12.48%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	151, 0.61%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	803, 3.25%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	218, 0.88%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,134, 4.59%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Franklin County	26.6 minutes
Vermont	22.0 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

	Franklin County	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	25,404	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	13,180, 51.88%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,577, 27.14%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,759, 13.35%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,809, 13.73%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	501, 3.80%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,634, 12.40%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,733, 20.74%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	12,224, 48.12%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,296, 43.32%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,234, 18.28%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,757, 30.73%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51, 0.42%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 0.17%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	844, 6.90%, see rank	4.63%	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

	Franklin County	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	25,404, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,040, 4.09%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	2,094, 8.24%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,733, 14.69%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	641, 2.52%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,718, 10.70%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,092, 4.30%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	386, 1.52%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	769, 3.03%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,035, 8.01%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,477, 25.50%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,553, 6.11%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,126, 8.37%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	740, 2.91%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Franklin County	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,790	10.04%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,040	7.92%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

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