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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of La Grande is $26,818, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. La Grande median household income is $80,278. On average La Grande residents spend 29.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is higher 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, #253

La Grande, WA	26,818 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

La Grande, WA	30,799 USD
Washington	33,492 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

La Grande, WA	50,694 USD
Washington	41,039 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

La Grande, WA	30,104 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #100

La Grande, WA	80,278 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

La Grande, WA	53,617 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

La Grande, WA	52.35%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The La Grande, WA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Washington and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	La Grande, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-1.56%	$0, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	-1.56%	$0, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	14.06%	$4,344, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	-1.56%	$0, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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

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

	La Grande, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$80,278, see rank	$61,732	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

La Grande, WA

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U.S.

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

Employment Status

	La Grande, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	121, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	52, 42.98%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	45, 86.54%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	45, 86.54%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	36, 80.00%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 20.00%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7, 13.46%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	69, 57.02%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	33, 47.83%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	33, 47.83%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	33, 100.00%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	36, 52.17%, see rank	40.93%	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

	La Grande, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	69, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	63, 91.30%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	6, 8.70%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

La Grande, WA	29.4 minutes
Washington	25.9 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

	La Grande, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	69	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	36, 52.17%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	36, 100.00%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	33, 47.83%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19, 57.58%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8, 24.24%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6, 18.18%, see rank	5.04%	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

	La Grande, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	69, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	36, 52.17%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 11.59%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	19, 27.54%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6, 8.70%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	La Grande, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	19	16.38%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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