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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mason County is $23,965, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mason County median household income is $49,538, which has grown by 25.14% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mason County residents spend 31.4 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, #21

Mason County	23,965 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

Mason County	28,581 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

Mason County	32,039 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

Mason County	25,943 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, #18

Mason County	49,538 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mason County	60,077 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #29

Mason County	25.14%
Washington	31.72%
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

	Mason County		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.91%	$15,120, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.84%	$18,950, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.31%	$2,789, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	31.63%	$24,642, 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

Median Family Income, see rank

Mason County	58,637 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mason County	69,688 USD
Washington	92,527 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

	Mason County	Washington	U.S.
White	$50,315, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$27,169, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,750, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$54,444, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,966, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$118,472, see rank	$53,904	$53,370
One Race, Other	$27,235, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,519, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mason County	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$33,457, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,410, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,504, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$41,208, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mason County	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	49,962, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	25,753, 51.55%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	13,789, 53.54%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	156, 0.61%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,633, 52.94%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,472, 84.15%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,161, 15.85%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,964, 46.46%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	24,209, 48.45%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,773, 48.63%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,773, 48.63%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,486, 89.07%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,287, 10.93%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	12,436, 51.37%, 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

	Mason County	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,519, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,612, 77.20%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,106, 14.43%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	303, 1.41%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	407, 1.89%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	292, 1.36%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	799, 3.71%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mason County	31.4 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

	Mason County	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,958	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	11,472, 52.25%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,524, 22.00%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,084, 18.17%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,472, 12.83%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	936, 8.16%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,291, 11.25%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,178, 18.99%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	10,486, 47.75%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,377, 32.20%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,001, 28.62%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,391, 32.34%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	67, 0.64%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	72, 0.69%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	543, 5.18%, 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

	Mason County	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,958, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,510, 6.88%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	1,619, 7.37%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,321, 10.57%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	471, 2.15%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,282, 10.39%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,022, 4.65%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	192, 0.87%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	992, 4.52%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,755, 7.99%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,745, 21.61%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,097, 9.55%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,089, 9.51%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	863, 3.93%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mason County	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,080	17.06%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,574	10.38%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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