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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mohave County is $20,709, which is lower than the state average of $25,537 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mohave County median household income is $38,456, which has grown by 22.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 23.10% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mohave County residents spend 18.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.7 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, #10

Mohave County	20,709 USD
Arizona	25,537 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mohave County	22,227 USD
Arizona	29,620 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

Mohave County	25,803 USD
Arizona	33,118 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

Mohave County	20,153 USD
Arizona	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #12

Mohave County	38,456 USD
Arizona	49,928 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mohave County	50,106 USD
Arizona	67,557 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #14

Mohave County	22.00%
Arizona	23.10%
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

	Mohave County		Arizona		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.49%	$13,557, see rank	19.57%	$18,470	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	50.19%	$19,060, see rank	31.36%	$18,683	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.72%	$3,378, see rank	2.46%	$3,462	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.99%	$21,475, see rank	19.60%	$24,698	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

Mohave County	46,179 USD
Arizona	59,088 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mohave County	58,413 USD
Arizona	77,415 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

	Mohave County	Arizona	U.S.
White	$38,521, see rank	$51,717	$56,900
Black	$23,229, see rank	$39,266	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,515, see rank	$38,567	$42,396
Asian	$60,069, see rank	$65,658	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,019, see rank	$31,549	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$71,696, see rank	$44,390	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,438, see rank	$36,660	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,760, see rank	$46,722	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mohave County	Arizona	U.S.
less than 25	$26,827, see rank	$25,790	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,191, see rank	$53,575	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,373, see rank	$59,068	$65,027
65 or over	$34,980, see rank	$40,054	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mohave County	Arizona	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	167,761, see rank	5,121,781	248,775,628
Male¹	84,105, 50.13%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	39,870, 47.41%, see rank	65.31%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	46, 0.05%, see rank	0.60%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	39,824, 47.35%, see rank	64.70%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	33,439, 83.97%, see rank	89.68%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,385, 16.03%, see rank	10.32%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	44,235, 52.59%, see rank	34.69%	30.72%
Female¹	83,656, 49.87%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	38,744, 46.31%, see rank	54.98%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	38,744, 46.31%, see rank	54.89%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	33,902, 87.50%, see rank	90.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,842, 12.50%, see rank	9.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	44,912, 53.69%, see rank	45.02%	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

	Mohave County	Arizona	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	66,139, 100%	2,720,076	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	51,617, 78.04%, see rank	76.37%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,263, 14.01%, see rank	11.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	235, 0.36%, see rank	2.02%	5.06%
Walked	1,461, 2.21%, see rank	2.02%	2.78%
Other Means	1,543, 2.33%, see rank	2.72%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,020, 3.05%, see rank	5.58%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mohave County	18.4 minutes
Arizona	24.7 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

	Mohave County	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	67,341	2,754,982	143,435,233
Male¹	33,439, 49.66%, see rank	53.18%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,912, 20.67%, see rank	32.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,603, 22.74%, see rank	17.63%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,945, 17.78%, see rank	19.48%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	229, 0.68%, see rank	0.91%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,727, 11.15%, see rank	9.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,347, 18.98%, see rank	13.85%	17.94%
Female¹	33,902, 50.34%, see rank	46.82%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,313, 30.42%, see rank	38.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,106, 26.86%, see rank	22.32%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,664, 37.35%, see rank	34.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	53, 0.16%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	94, 0.28%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,431, 4.22%, see rank	4.62%	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

	Mohave County	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	67,341, 100%	2,754,982	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,038, 1.54%, see rank	1.55%	1.96%
Construction	4,845, 7.19%, see rank	6.56%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,104, 6.09%, see rank	7.33%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	778, 1.16%, see rank	2.40%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,787, 14.53%, see rank	12.28%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,030, 5.98%, see rank	4.93%	4.93%
Information	1,187, 1.76%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,076, 4.57%, see rank	7.97%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,094, 6.08%, see rank	11.67%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,738, 20.40%, see rank	22.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	13,461, 19.99%, see rank	10.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,183, 6.21%, see rank	5.66%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,020, 4.48%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mohave County	%	Arizona	U.S.
Population in Poverty	38,836	19.90%, see rank	18.24%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,984	13.59%, see rank	13.33%	11.47%

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