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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Merino is $21,009, which is much lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Merino median household income is $47,708, which has grown by 65.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.94% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Merino residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 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, #303

Merino, CO	21,009 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Merino, CO	24,375 USD
Colorado	32,301 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

Merino, CO	28,182 USD
Colorado	38,288 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

Merino, CO	11,750 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #219

Merino, CO	47,708 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Merino, CO	51,939 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #25

Merino, CO	65.94%
Colorado	25.94%
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

	Merino, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.58%	$5,962, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.18%	$15,469, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.08%	$0, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.20%	$19,669, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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

Merino, CO	53,333 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Merino, CO	57,607 USD
Colorado	94,432 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

	Merino, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$43,750, see rank	$61,794	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Merino, CO	Colorado	U.S.
25 to 44	$48,000, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,500, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$12,917, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Merino, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	197, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	125, 63.45%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	85, 68.00%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	85, 68.00%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	69, 81.18%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 18.82%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	40, 32.00%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	72, 36.55%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	39, 54.17%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	39, 54.17%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	35, 89.74%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 10.26%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	33, 45.83%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Merino, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	104, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	95, 91.35%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1, 0.96%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	3, 2.88%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5, 4.81%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Merino, CO	19.4 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Merino, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	104	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	69, 66.35%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6, 8.70%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6, 8.70%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14, 20.29%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 28.99%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17, 24.64%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	35, 33.65%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14, 40.00%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	8, 22.86%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 37.14%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.16%	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

	Merino, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	104, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 13.46%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	15, 14.42%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	11, 10.58%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	16, 15.38%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 3.85%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	5, 4.81%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 1.92%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	21, 20.19%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9, 8.65%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	6, 5.77%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1, 0.96%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Merino, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	52	21.40%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11	16.18%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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