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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garfield County is $27,022, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Garfield County median household income is $57,214, which has grown by 21.69% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.94% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Garfield County residents spend 27.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.4 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, #28

Garfield County	27,022 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Garfield County	31,176 USD
Colorado	32,301 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

Garfield County	37,151 USD
Colorado	38,288 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

Garfield County	24,289 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #24

Garfield County	57,214 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garfield County	72,499 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #45

Garfield County	21.69%
Colorado	25.94%
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

	Garfield County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.35%	$21,434, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.10%	$15,988, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.12%	$3,899, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.80%	$28,879, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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

Garfield County	68,237 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garfield County	81,587 USD
Colorado	94,432 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

	Garfield County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$58,923, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$34,302, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,384, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$34,214, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$67,946, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
One Race, Other	$42,542, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$63,611, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garfield County	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$39,425, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,336, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,966, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$43,219, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garfield County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	43,315, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	22,314, 51.52%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,807, 79.80%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	49, 0.22%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	17,758, 79.58%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	16,454, 92.66%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,304, 7.34%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,507, 20.20%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	21,001, 48.48%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	13,538, 64.46%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	13,538, 64.46%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	12,450, 91.96%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,088, 8.04%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,463, 35.54%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Garfield County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	28,483, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	19,653, 69.00%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,112, 14.44%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,199, 4.21%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	944, 3.31%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	739, 2.59%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,836, 6.45%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garfield County	27.8 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Garfield County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,904	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	16,454, 56.93%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,989, 24.24%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,586, 15.72%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,174, 13.21%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	151, 0.92%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,315, 26.22%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,288, 13.91%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	12,450, 43.07%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,271, 34.31%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,075, 24.70%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,491, 36.07%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	65, 0.52%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	37, 0.30%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	503, 4.04%, see rank	4.16%	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

	Garfield County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,904, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,530, 5.29%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	4,668, 16.15%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	902, 3.12%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	765, 2.65%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,473, 12.02%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,249, 4.32%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	519, 1.80%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,698, 5.87%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,221, 11.14%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,647, 16.08%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,325, 11.50%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,375, 4.76%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,532, 5.30%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garfield County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,503	11.69%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,232	8.47%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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