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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garfield County is $24,767, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Garfield County median household income is $50,915, which has grown by 52.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Garfield County residents spend 18.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 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, #19

Garfield County	24,767 USD
Washington	31,233 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	30,383 USD
Washington	33,492 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	36,008 USD
Washington	41,039 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	21,694 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #15

Garfield County	50,915 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garfield County	58,696 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Garfield County	52.45%
Washington	31.72%
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		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.97%	$10,649, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.28%	$17,316, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.43%	$3,532, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.63%	$17,376, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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	58,750 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garfield County	68,374 USD
Washington	92,527 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	Washington	U.S.
White	$51,463, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Two or More Races	$31,528, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garfield County	Washington	U.S.
25 to 44	$43,750, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,750, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$36,932, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garfield County	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,827, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	894, 48.93%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	535, 59.84%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	535, 59.84%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	487, 91.03%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	48, 8.97%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	359, 40.16%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	933, 51.07%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	556, 59.59%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	556, 59.59%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	498, 89.57%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	58, 10.43%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	377, 40.41%, see rank	40.93%	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	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	926, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	683, 73.76%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	76, 8.21%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.22%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	58, 6.26%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.86%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	99, 10.69%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garfield County	18.1 minutes
Washington	25.9 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	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	985	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	487, 49.44%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	165, 33.88%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	39, 8.01%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	103, 21.15%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 6.16%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 4.72%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	64, 13.14%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	498, 50.56%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	202, 40.56%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	140, 28.11%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	148, 29.72%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.60%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 1.00%, see rank	5.04%	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	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	985, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	168, 17.06%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	55, 5.58%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8, 0.81%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	22, 2.23%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	163, 16.55%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	86, 8.73%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	36, 3.65%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24, 2.44%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	32, 3.25%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	236, 23.96%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	34, 3.45%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	74, 7.51%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	47, 4.77%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garfield County	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	274	12.45%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	33	5.28%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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