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Richmond, KY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Richmond is $17,850, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Richmond median household income is $30,295, which has grown by 18.65% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Richmond residents spend 20.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 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, #336

Richmond, KY	17,850 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Richmond, KY	13,738 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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

Richmond, KY	15,838 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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

Richmond, KY	12,402 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #355

Richmond, KY	30,295 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Richmond, KY	42,824 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #225

Richmond, KY	18.65%
Kentucky	28.72%
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

	Richmond, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.95%	$10,003, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.81%	$14,599, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.84%	$2,900, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.77%	$21,616, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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

Richmond, KY	41,334 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Richmond, KY	54,693 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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

	Richmond, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$32,364, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$17,787, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,617, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$32,411, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
Two or More Races	$18,000, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Richmond, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$16,712, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,231, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,187, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$29,217, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Richmond, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	27,593, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	12,839, 46.53%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,596, 66.95%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	25, 0.19%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,571, 66.76%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,588, 88.53%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	983, 11.47%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,243, 33.05%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	14,754, 53.47%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,635, 58.53%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,635, 58.53%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,801, 90.34%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	834, 9.66%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,119, 41.47%, see rank	44.88%	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

	Richmond, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	15,246, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,785, 77.30%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,748, 11.47%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	63, 0.41%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	826, 5.42%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	467, 3.06%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	357, 2.34%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Richmond, KY	20.2 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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

	Richmond, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,389	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	7,588, 49.31%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,265, 29.85%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,542, 20.32%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,742, 22.96%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 0.36%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	538, 7.09%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,120, 14.76%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	7,801, 50.69%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,073, 39.39%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,184, 28.00%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,216, 28.41%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 0.26%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	274, 3.51%, see rank	8.09%	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

	Richmond, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	15,389, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	155, 1.01%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	704, 4.57%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	995, 6.47%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	321, 2.09%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,659, 17.28%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	288, 1.87%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	163, 1.06%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	515, 3.35%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,047, 6.80%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,512, 29.32%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,614, 16.99%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	597, 3.88%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	819, 5.32%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Richmond, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,013	31.90%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,444	23.06%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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