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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Owyhee is $15,989, which is much lower than the state average of $26,515 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Owyhee median household income is $34,259, which has grown by 47.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.10% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Owyhee residents spend 9.8 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, #110

Owyhee, NV	15,989 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

Owyhee, NV	25,398 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

Owyhee, NV	26,607 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

Owyhee, NV	24,833 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, #99

Owyhee, NV	34,259 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Owyhee, NV	43,348 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #10

Owyhee, NV	47.58%
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

	Owyhee, NV		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.61%	$11,951, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.83%	$12,453, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.61%	$2,740, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.13%	$18,866, 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

Owyhee, NV	38,313 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Owyhee, NV	46,406 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

	Owyhee, NV	Nevada	U.S.
White	$33,958, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Hispanic	$32,708, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,417, see rank	$42,555	$37,170

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Owyhee, NV	Nevada	U.S.
25 to 44	$31,250, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,015, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$33,417, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Owyhee, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	965, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	530, 54.92%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	280, 52.83%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	280, 52.83%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	248, 88.57%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	32, 11.43%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	250, 47.17%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	435, 45.08%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	237, 54.48%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	237, 54.48%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	200, 84.39%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 15.61%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	198, 45.52%, 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

	Owyhee, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	444, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	316, 71.17%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	21, 4.73%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.90%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	103, 23.20%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Owyhee, NV	9.8 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

	Owyhee, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	448	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	248, 55.36%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	93, 37.50%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	63, 25.40%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10, 4.03%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 13.71%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 8.47%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	20, 8.06%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	200, 44.64%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69, 34.50%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	42, 21.00%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	87, 43.50%, 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	2, 1.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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

	Owyhee, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	448, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	44, 9.82%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	25, 5.58%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12, 2.68%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	14, 3.13%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 5.13%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30, 6.70%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	16, 3.57%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	119, 26.56%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	41, 9.15%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	119, 26.56%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5, 1.12%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Owyhee, NV	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	294	23.15%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	65	19.29%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

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