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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Matanuska Susitna County is $30,013, which is lower than the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Matanuska Susitna County median household income is $72,134, which has grown by 40.83% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Matanuska Susitna County residents spend 33.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 18.1 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, #19

Matanuska Susitna County	30,013 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Matanuska Susitna County	37,805 USD
Alaska	36,240 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

Matanuska Susitna County	49,354 USD
Alaska	42,923 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

Matanuska Susitna County	27,229 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #9

Matanuska Susitna County	72,134 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Matanuska Susitna County	84,838 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #9

Matanuska Susitna County	40.83%
Alaska	39.28%
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

	Matanuska Susitna County		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	40.19%	$6,194, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.04%	$16,091, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.85%	$4,207, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.27%	$27,636, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	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

Matanuska Susitna County	82,369 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Matanuska Susitna County	95,284 USD
Alaska	100,099 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

	Matanuska Susitna County	Alaska	U.S.
White	$73,203, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Black	$64,397, see rank	$55,897	$35,600
Hispanic	$78,150, see rank	$62,038	$42,396
Asian	$52,700, see rank	$63,551	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$58,517, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$72,188, see rank	$50,853	$53,370
One Race, Other	$65,208, see rank	$56,875	$40,300
Two or More Races	$56,932, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Matanuska Susitna County	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$45,714, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$77,388, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$76,209, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$46,935, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Matanuska Susitna County	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	70,388, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	36,720, 52.17%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	25,497, 69.44%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	370, 1.01%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	25,127, 68.43%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	22,447, 89.33%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,680, 10.67%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,223, 30.56%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	33,668, 47.83%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	19,508, 57.94%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	67, 0.20%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	19,441, 57.74%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17,563, 90.34%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,878, 9.66%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,160, 42.06%, see rank	34.25%	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

	Matanuska Susitna County	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	38,721, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	27,660, 71.43%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,160, 13.33%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	411, 1.06%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	769, 1.99%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	2,467, 6.37%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,254, 5.82%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Matanuska Susitna County	33.6 minutes
Alaska	18.1 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

	Matanuska Susitna County	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40,010	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	22,447, 56.10%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,321, 28.16%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,812, 12.53%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,149, 14.03%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	195, 0.87%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,217, 18.79%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,518, 15.67%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	17,563, 43.90%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,856, 39.04%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,999, 22.77%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,900, 33.59%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	42, 0.24%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	102, 0.58%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	608, 3.46%, see rank	4.36%	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

	Matanuska Susitna County	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	40,010, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,450, 6.12%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	4,713, 11.78%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,071, 2.68%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	683, 1.71%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,552, 11.38%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,043, 7.61%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	861, 2.15%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,291, 3.23%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,047, 7.62%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,535, 23.83%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,155, 7.89%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,829, 9.57%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,780, 4.45%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Matanuska Susitna County	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,375	10.17%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,598	7.17%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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