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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ouray County is $32,562, which is about the same as the state average of $31,674 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Ouray County median household income is $60,701, which has grown by 44.46% 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 Ouray County residents spend 21.6 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, #17

Ouray County	32,562 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

Ouray County	28,651 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

Ouray County	30,992 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

Ouray County	23,986 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, #17

Ouray County	60,701 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ouray County	72,378 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #9

Ouray County	44.46%
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

	Ouray County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	41.65%	$16,297, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.31%	$21,457, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.86%	$1,494, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.66%	$31,329, 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

Ouray County	71,094 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ouray County	86,223 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

	Ouray County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$61,360, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$18,603, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Two or More Races	$30,046, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ouray County	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$16,094, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,571, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$70,473, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$55,833, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ouray County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,986, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	1,991, 49.95%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,320, 66.30%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,320, 66.30%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,156, 87.58%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	164, 12.42%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	671, 33.70%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	1,995, 50.05%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,106, 55.44%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,106, 55.44%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,016, 91.86%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	90, 8.14%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	889, 44.56%, 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

	Ouray County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,084, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,113, 53.41%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	398, 19.10%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7, 0.34%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	224, 10.75%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	90, 4.32%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	252, 12.09%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ouray County	21.6 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

	Ouray County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,172	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	1,156, 53.22%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	547, 47.32%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	202, 17.47%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	111, 9.60%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 2.34%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	151, 13.06%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	79, 6.83%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	1,016, 46.78%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	460, 45.28%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	258, 25.39%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	239, 23.52%, 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	26, 2.56%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 2.95%, 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

	Ouray County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,172, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	121, 5.57%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	212, 9.76%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	93, 4.28%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6, 0.28%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	245, 11.28%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	103, 4.74%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	18, 0.83%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	84, 3.87%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	226, 10.41%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	425, 19.57%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	366, 16.85%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	177, 8.15%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	96, 4.42%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ouray County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	334	7.39%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	69	5.42%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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