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Lusk, WY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lusk is $22,908, which is lower than the state average of $29,381 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lusk median household income is $38,365, which has grown by 28.91% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 53.73% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lusk residents spend 12.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.3 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, #129

Lusk, WY	22,908 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lusk, WY	21,821 USD
Wyoming	31,087 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

Lusk, WY	28,036 USD
Wyoming	41,018 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

Lusk, WY	16,959 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #145

Lusk, WY	38,365 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lusk, WY	53,797 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #127

Lusk, WY	28.91%
Wyoming	53.73%
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

	Lusk, WY		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.31%	$15,495, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.32%	$15,588, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.15%	$0, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.01%	$16,732, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	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

Lusk, WY	56,250 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lusk, WY	73,154 USD
Wyoming	84,442 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

	Lusk, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$38,606, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Two or More Races	$57,788, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lusk, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$15,741, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,750, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,181, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$26,500, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lusk, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,513, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	635, 41.97%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	463, 72.91%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 1.73%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	452, 71.18%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	441, 97.57%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11, 2.43%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	172, 27.09%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	878, 58.03%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	375, 42.71%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	375, 42.71%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	350, 93.33%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25, 6.67%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	503, 57.29%, see rank	37.14%	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

	Lusk, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	800, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	545, 68.13%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	58, 7.25%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.50%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	132, 16.50%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 1.75%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	47, 5.88%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lusk, WY	12.4 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 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

	Lusk, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	791	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	441, 55.75%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	71, 16.10%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	103, 23.36%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	59, 13.38%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	74, 16.78%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	94, 21.32%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	350, 44.25%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	143, 40.86%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	86, 24.57%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	101, 28.86%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	20, 5.71%, see rank	4.10%	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

	Lusk, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	791, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	44, 5.56%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	73, 9.23%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26, 3.29%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	88, 11.13%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	65, 8.22%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	13, 1.64%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	51, 6.45%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	35, 4.42%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	130, 16.43%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	85, 10.75%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	163, 20.61%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 2.28%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lusk, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	292	19.54%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	49	14.12%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

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