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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lake County is $29,556, which is higher than the state average of $26,520 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Lake County median household income is $56,809, which has grown by 16.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 19.27% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lake County residents spend 23.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.8 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, #7

Lake County	29,556 USD
Ohio	26,520 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake County	33,247 USD
Ohio	29,672 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

Lake County	40,723 USD
Ohio	35,698 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

Lake County	27,123 USD
Ohio	24,126 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #11

Lake County	56,809 USD
Ohio	48,849 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lake County	71,065 USD
Ohio	65,491 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #63

Lake County	16.50%
Ohio	19.27%
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

	Lake County		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.64%	$10,700, see rank	20.41%	$12,326	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.74%	$18,286, see rank	30.33%	$17,126	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.89%	$3,355, see rank	3.33%	$3,240	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.02%	$20,744, see rank	20.91%	$22,104	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

Lake County	71,581 USD
Ohio	62,104 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lake County	84,861 USD
Ohio	78,539 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

	Lake County	Ohio	U.S.
White	$57,827, see rank	$52,251	$56,900
Black	$30,525, see rank	$27,909	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,789, see rank	$37,644	$42,396
Asian	$84,896, see rank	$69,172	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,838, see rank	$32,551	$37,170
One Race, Other	$47,848, see rank	$35,695	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,547, see rank	$35,360	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lake County	Ohio	U.S.
less than 25	$33,556, see rank	$21,759	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,671, see rank	$53,889	$58,398
45 to 64	$71,647, see rank	$60,154	$65,027
65 or over	$36,737, see rank	$35,190	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lake County	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	186,586, see rank	9,197,668	248,775,628
Male¹	89,966, 48.22%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	64,659, 71.87%, see rank	68.34%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	60, 0.07%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	64,599, 71.80%, see rank	68.17%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	59,043, 91.40%, see rank	90.09%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,556, 8.60%, see rank	9.91%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	25,307, 28.13%, see rank	31.66%	30.72%
Female¹	96,620, 51.78%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	60,362, 62.47%, see rank	59.15%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.01%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	60,357, 62.47%, see rank	59.12%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	56,874, 94.23%, see rank	91.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,483, 5.77%, see rank	8.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	36,258, 37.53%, see rank	40.85%	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

	Lake County	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	114,382, 100%	5,199,477	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	100,617, 87.97%, see rank	83.53%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,202, 6.30%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	890, 0.78%, see rank	1.62%	5.06%
Walked	1,613, 1.41%, see rank	2.28%	2.78%
Other Means	791, 0.69%, see rank	1.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,269, 2.86%, see rank	3.51%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lake County	23.0 minutes
Ohio	22.8 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

	Lake County	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	115,917	5,303,013	143,435,233
Male¹	59,043, 50.94%, see rank	51.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,332, 32.74%, see rank	31.33%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,694, 13.03%, see rank	13.93%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,223, 17.31%, see rank	17.05%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	149, 0.25%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,505, 7.63%, see rank	7.79%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,825, 23.42%, see rank	23.32%	17.94%
Female¹	56,874, 49.06%, see rank	48.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,680, 38.12%, see rank	38.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	11,285, 19.84%, see rank	21.81%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19,699, 34.64%, see rank	31.93%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 0.02%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	60, 0.11%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,993, 7.02%, see rank	7.38%	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

	Lake County	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	115,917, 100%	5,303,013	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	612, 0.53%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	5,938, 5.12%, see rank	5.15%	6.17%
Manufacturing	22,912, 19.77%, see rank	15.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,487, 3.01%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12,489, 10.77%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,221, 3.64%, see rank	4.72%	4.93%
Information	1,681, 1.45%, see rank	1.76%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9,685, 8.36%, see rank	6.40%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,579, 9.13%, see rank	9.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	25,763, 22.23%, see rank	24.42%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,412, 8.12%, see rank	8.95%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,732, 3.22%, see rank	3.97%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,406, 4.66%, see rank	4.51%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lake County	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	20,848	9.19%, see rank	15.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,987	6.48%, see rank	11.69%	11.47%

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