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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garnett is $17,572, which is much lower than the state average of $27,367 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Garnett median household income is $27,232, which has shrunk by 13.60% 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 Garnett residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher 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, #537

Garnett, KS	17,572 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

Garnett, KS	13,580 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

Garnett, KS	19,520 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

Garnett, KS	10,614 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, #617

Garnett, KS	27,232 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garnett, KS	38,257 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #592

Garnett, KS		-13.60%
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

	Garnett, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.23%	$7,886, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.74%	$15,272, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.74%	$3,342, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.89%	$19,876, 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

Garnett, KS	36,883 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garnett, KS	48,267 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

	Garnett, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$27,232, see rank	$53,621	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garnett, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$18,542, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,145, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$25,446, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$30,598, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garnett, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,478, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,146, 46.25%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	759, 66.23%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	759, 66.23%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	675, 88.93%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	84, 11.07%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	387, 33.77%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	1,332, 53.75%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	720, 54.05%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	720, 54.05%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	648, 90.00%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	72, 10.00%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	612, 45.95%, 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

	Garnett, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,313, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,033, 78.67%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	168, 12.80%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	47, 3.58%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	29, 2.21%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	36, 2.74%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garnett, KS	20.1 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

	Garnett, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,323	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	675, 51.02%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	79, 11.70%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	77, 11.41%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	108, 16.00%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	108, 16.00%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	222, 32.89%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	648, 48.98%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	174, 26.85%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	270, 41.67%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	204, 31.48%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Garnett, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,323, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	137, 10.36%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	106, 8.01%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	202, 15.27%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	140, 10.58%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	21, 1.59%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	83, 6.27%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	61, 4.61%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	260, 19.65%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	208, 15.72%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	39, 2.95%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	66, 4.99%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garnett, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	759	23.58%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	190	23.37%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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