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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kiowa County is $22,301, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Kiowa County median household income is $41,211, which has grown by 30.51% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kiowa County residents spend 12.7 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, #84

Kiowa County	22,301 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

Kiowa County	25,015 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

Kiowa County	30,357 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

Kiowa County	18,092 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, #80

Kiowa County	41,211 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kiowa County	52,292 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #67

Kiowa County	30.51%
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

	Kiowa County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.17%	$10,005, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.25%	$17,377, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.33%	$2,071, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.37%	$13,565, 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

Kiowa County	59,643 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kiowa County	67,348 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

	Kiowa County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$40,977, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$43,571, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$47,083, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
Two or More Races	$31,750, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Kiowa County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$19,750, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,447, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,250, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$36,429, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Kiowa County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,037, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,002, 49.19%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	720, 71.86%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	720, 71.86%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	691, 95.97%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	29, 4.03%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	282, 28.14%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	1,035, 50.81%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	595, 57.49%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	595, 57.49%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	567, 95.29%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 4.71%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	440, 42.51%, 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

	Kiowa County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,240, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	903, 72.82%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	90, 7.26%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	97, 7.82%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 1.29%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	134, 10.81%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kiowa County	12.7 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

	Kiowa County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,258	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	691, 54.93%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	210, 30.39%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	129, 18.67%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	75, 10.85%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 4.34%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	101, 14.62%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	87, 12.59%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	567, 45.07%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	223, 39.33%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	173, 30.51%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	137, 24.16%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 2.47%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.53%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17, 3.00%, 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

	Kiowa County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,258, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	186, 14.79%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	118, 9.38%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	28, 2.23%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	33, 2.62%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	70, 5.56%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	68, 5.41%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	30, 2.38%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	61, 4.85%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49, 3.90%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	363, 28.86%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	122, 9.70%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	67, 5.33%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	63, 5.01%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Kiowa County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	377	15.97%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	74	11.64%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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