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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Nantucket County is $47,548, which is higher than the state average of $36,441 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Nantucket County median household income is $86,529, which has grown by 55.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Nantucket County residents spend 11.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much lower than the state average of 28.8 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, #1

Nantucket County	47,548 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Nantucket County	41,088 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 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

Nantucket County	45,460 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 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

Nantucket County	37,552 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1

Nantucket County	86,529 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Nantucket County	118,193 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Nantucket County	55.85%
Massachusetts	34.34%
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

	Nantucket County		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.30%	$63,603, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.57%	$17,638, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.96%	$3,847, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.39%	$39,806, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	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

Nantucket County	96,481 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Nantucket County	139,217 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 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

	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$87,851, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$85,709, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Hispanic	$88,269, see rank	$34,870	$42,396
Asian	$40,972, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
One Race, Other	$53,654, see rank	$32,154	$40,300
Two or More Races	$113,750, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	U.S.
25 to 44	$85,116, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$98,750, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$70,833, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,396, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	4,384, 52.22%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,555, 81.09%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.02%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,554, 81.07%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,413, 96.03%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	141, 3.97%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	829, 18.91%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	4,012, 47.78%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,797, 69.72%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,797, 69.72%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,732, 97.68%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	65, 2.32%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,215, 30.28%, see rank	36.65%	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

	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,045, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,194, 69.38%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	647, 10.70%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	111, 1.84%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	481, 7.96%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	383, 6.34%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	229, 3.79%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Nantucket County	11.5 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 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

	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,145	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	3,413, 55.54%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	726, 21.27%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	582, 17.05%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	511, 14.97%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.06%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	914, 26.78%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	406, 11.90%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	2,732, 44.46%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,023, 37.45%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	645, 23.61%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	945, 34.59%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	39, 1.43%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.29%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 2.64%, see rank	4.29%	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

	Nantucket County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,145, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	67, 1.09%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	1,003, 16.32%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	260, 4.23%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	130, 2.12%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	821, 13.36%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	247, 4.02%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	149, 2.42%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	459, 7.47%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	701, 11.41%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,073, 17.46%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	680, 11.07%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	211, 3.43%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	344, 5.60%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Nantucket County	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	947	9.20%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	152	6.37%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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