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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mineral County is $23,222, which is lower than the state average of $26,515 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mineral County median household income is $38,664, which has grown by 17.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 17.10% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mineral County residents spend 10.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is much 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, #13

Mineral County	23,222 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mineral County	32,088 USD
Nevada	30,415 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

Mineral County	40,462 USD
Nevada	33,521 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

Mineral County	26,092 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #16

Mineral County	38,664 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mineral County	50,744 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #10

Mineral County	17.55%
Nevada	17.10%
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

	Mineral County		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.01%	$2,579, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.24%	$13,791, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.52%	$2,202, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.60%	$19,535, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	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

Mineral County	59,835 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mineral County	65,507 USD
Nevada	78,301 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

	Mineral County	Nevada	U.S.
White	$47,770, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Black	$17,841, see rank	$37,269	$35,600
Hispanic	$64,792, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
Asian	$90,469, see rank	$60,168	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,469, see rank	$42,555	$37,170
One Race, Other	$62,569, see rank	$42,351	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,354, see rank	$50,799	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mineral County	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$20,817, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,652, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,063, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$25,906, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mineral County	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,784, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	2,041, 53.94%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,136, 55.66%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,136, 55.66%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	905, 79.67%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	231, 20.33%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	905, 44.34%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	1,743, 46.06%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	883, 50.66%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	883, 50.66%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	786, 89.01%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	97, 10.99%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	860, 49.34%, see rank	39.97%	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

	Mineral County	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,665, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,265, 75.98%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	100, 6.01%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	23, 1.38%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	126, 7.57%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	62, 3.72%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	89, 5.35%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mineral County	10.6 minutes
Nevada	23.5 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

	Mineral County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,691	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	905, 53.52%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	184, 20.33%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	241, 26.63%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	91, 10.06%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.99%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	112, 12.38%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	190, 20.99%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	786, 46.48%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	267, 33.97%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	150, 19.08%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	271, 34.48%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.89%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	91, 11.58%, 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

	Mineral County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,691, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	66, 3.90%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	95, 5.62%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	153, 9.05%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.18%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	74, 4.38%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	68, 4.02%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	92, 5.44%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	143, 8.46%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	328, 19.40%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	316, 18.69%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	309, 18.27%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	44, 2.60%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mineral County	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	919	20.40%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	140	13.12%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

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