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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hamilton County is $23,360, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Hamilton County median household income is $44,274, which has grown by 38.21% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Hamilton County residents spend 10.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 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, #73

Hamilton County	23,360 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

Hamilton County	27,607 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

Hamilton County	30,324 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

Hamilton County	16,938 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, #67

Hamilton County	44,274 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hamilton County	63,266 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #41

Hamilton County	38.21%
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

	Hamilton County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.35%	$7,195, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.47%	$17,394, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.89%	$4,344, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.32%	$12,412, 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

Hamilton County	51,087 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hamilton County	72,988 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

	Hamilton County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$47,684, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$31,705, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
One Race, Other	$32,321, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,875, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Hamilton County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$42,857, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,000, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,953, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$27,031, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Hamilton County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,985, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,033, 52.04%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	879, 85.09%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	879, 85.09%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	870, 98.98%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 1.02%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	154, 14.91%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	952, 47.96%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	502, 52.73%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	502, 52.73%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	477, 95.02%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 4.98%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	450, 47.27%, 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

	Hamilton County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,341, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	993, 74.05%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	113, 8.43%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7, 0.52%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	89, 6.64%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.37%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	134, 9.99%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hamilton County	10.6 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

	Hamilton County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,347	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	870, 64.59%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	241, 27.70%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	54, 6.21%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	119, 13.68%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	219, 25.17%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	44, 5.06%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	141, 16.21%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	477, 35.41%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	136, 28.51%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	159, 33.33%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	150, 31.45%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 2.31%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4, 0.84%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17, 3.56%, 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

	Hamilton County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,347, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	547, 40.61%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	74, 5.49%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	21, 1.56%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	41, 3.04%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	176, 13.07%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	57, 4.23%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	13, 0.97%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	35, 2.60%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	31, 2.30%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	190, 14.11%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	49, 3.64%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	60, 4.45%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	53, 3.93%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Hamilton County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	416	15.86%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	89	12.40%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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