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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jackson County is $25,818, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jackson County median household income is $45,606, which has grown by 43.32% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.94% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jackson County residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 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, #34

Jackson County	25,818 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jackson County	29,833 USD
Colorado	32,301 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

Jackson County	33,396 USD
Colorado	38,288 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

Jackson County	18,594 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #37

Jackson County	45,606 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jackson County	53,925 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #10

Jackson County	43.32%
Colorado	25.94%
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

	Jackson County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.28%	$15,882, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.06%	$15,838, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.73%	$5,308, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.94%	$16,305, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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

Jackson County	58,036 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jackson County	60,889 USD
Colorado	94,432 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

	Jackson County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$46,439, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$70,179, see rank	$41,982	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jackson County	Colorado	U.S.
25 to 44	$53,214, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,446, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$42,604, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jackson County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,136, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	617, 54.31%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	460, 74.55%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	460, 74.55%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	455, 98.91%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 1.09%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	157, 25.45%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	519, 45.69%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	336, 64.74%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	336, 64.74%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	331, 98.51%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 1.49%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	183, 35.26%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Jackson County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	777, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	477, 61.39%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	65, 8.37%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.77%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	93, 11.97%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 2.32%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	118, 15.19%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jackson County	21.7 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Jackson County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	786	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	455, 57.89%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	105, 23.08%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	46, 10.11%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 6.15%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	100, 21.98%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	66, 14.51%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 15.82%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	331, 42.11%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	135, 40.79%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	79, 23.87%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	84, 25.38%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 3.02%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 0.60%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	18, 5.44%, see rank	4.16%	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

	Jackson County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	786, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	215, 27.35%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	79, 10.05%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	22, 2.80%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 1.53%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	78, 9.92%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	35, 4.45%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	29, 3.69%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	129, 16.41%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	86, 10.94%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	74, 9.41%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 3.44%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jackson County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	203	14.74%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	43	11.05%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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