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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garfield County is $21,939, which is lower than the state average of $27,339 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Garfield County median household income is $41,776, which has grown by 52.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Garfield County residents spend 10.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.7 minutes and is much 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, #86

Garfield County	21,939 USD
Nebraska	27,339 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	25,378 USD
Nebraska	29,063 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	33,304 USD
Nebraska	34,967 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	11,444 USD
Nebraska	23,440 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #78

Garfield County	41,776 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garfield County	48,389 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Garfield County	52.43%
Nebraska	33.50%
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		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.26%	$10,039, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.55%	$15,298, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.03%	$2,767, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.22%	$15,293, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	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	48,693 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garfield County	55,433 USD
Nebraska	81,503 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	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$41,974, see rank	$54,303	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garfield County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$26,250, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,078, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,011, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$31,950, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garfield County	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,574, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	782, 49.68%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	495, 63.30%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	495, 63.30%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	465, 93.94%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 6.06%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	287, 36.70%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	792, 50.32%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	482, 60.86%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	482, 60.86%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	464, 96.27%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 3.73%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	310, 39.14%, see rank	34.32%	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	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	888, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	644, 72.52%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	63, 7.09%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.56%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	57, 6.42%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	11, 1.24%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	108, 12.16%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garfield County	10.0 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 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	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	929	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	465, 50.05%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	118, 25.38%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	34, 7.31%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	94, 20.22%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 1.51%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	68, 14.62%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	121, 26.02%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	464, 49.95%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	141, 30.39%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	114, 24.57%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	162, 34.91%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 3.45%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	31, 6.68%, see rank	6.49%	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	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	929, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	104, 11.19%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	77, 8.29%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	82, 8.83%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 1.83%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	186, 20.02%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	56, 6.03%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	34, 3.66%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	34, 3.66%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	25, 2.69%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	167, 17.98%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	80, 8.61%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	34, 3.66%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	33, 3.55%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garfield County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	229	11.96%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	28	5.33%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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