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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garfield is $18,606, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Garfield median household income is $33,958, which has shrunk by 11.80% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.69% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Garfield residents spend 15.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 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, #499

Garfield, KS	18,606 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Garfield, KS	24,286 USD
Kansas	29,793 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, KS	31,250 USD
Kansas	35,528 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, KS	13,250 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #519

Garfield, KS	33,958 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garfield, KS	44,062 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #590

Garfield, KS		-11.80%
Kansas		27.69%
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, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.18%	$10,361, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.06%	$18,787, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.88%	$1,040, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.18%	$11,533, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	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, KS	39,063 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garfield, KS	49,351 USD
Kansas	83,035 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, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$34,250, see rank	$53,621	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garfield, KS	Kansas	U.S.
25 to 44	$30,625, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,000, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$42,500, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garfield, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	189, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	83, 43.92%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	50, 60.24%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	50, 60.24%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	45, 90.00%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 10.00%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	33, 39.76%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	106, 56.08%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	62, 58.49%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	62, 58.49%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	62, 100.00%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	44, 41.51%, see rank	37.80%	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, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	98, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	80, 81.63%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	11, 11.22%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	1, 1.02%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 6.12%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garfield, KS	15.1 minutes
Kansas	18.6 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, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	107	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	45, 42.06%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13, 28.89%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8, 17.78%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 6.67%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10, 22.22%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	62, 57.94%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21, 33.87%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	27, 43.55%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11, 17.74%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3, 4.84%, see rank	5.97%	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, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	107, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13, 12.15%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9, 8.41%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1, 0.93%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10, 9.35%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5, 4.67%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2, 1.87%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3, 2.80%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	46, 42.99%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3, 2.80%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	12, 11.21%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3, 2.80%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garfield, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13	6.28%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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