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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rush County is $24,642, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Rush County median household income is $40,746, which has grown by 30.31% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Rush County residents spend 20.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.6 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, #54

Rush County	24,642 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rush County	23,309 USD
Kansas	29,793 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

Rush County	31,675 USD
Kansas	35,528 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

Rush County	17,478 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #85

Rush County	40,746 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rush County	51,497 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #69

Rush County	30.31%
Kansas	27.69%
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

	Rush County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.14%	$11,143, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.65%	$17,262, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.87%	$1,577, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.09%	$19,389, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	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

Rush County	56,442 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rush County	65,793 USD
Kansas	83,035 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

	Rush County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$40,958, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$29,167, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Two or More Races	$21,250, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rush County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$19,706, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,734, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,221, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$33,558, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rush County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,691, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,345, 49.98%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	972, 72.27%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	972, 72.27%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	891, 91.67%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	81, 8.33%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	373, 27.73%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	1,346, 50.02%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	766, 56.91%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	766, 56.91%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	728, 95.04%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 4.96%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	580, 43.09%, see rank	37.80%	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

	Rush County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,561, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,179, 75.53%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	187, 11.98%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	68, 4.36%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.58%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	118, 7.56%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rush County	20.4 minutes
Kansas	18.6 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

	Rush County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,619	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	891, 55.03%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	361, 40.52%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	86, 9.65%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69, 7.74%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 2.92%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	104, 11.67%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	143, 16.05%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	728, 44.97%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	260, 35.71%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	220, 30.22%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	211, 28.98%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.82%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 0.27%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29, 3.98%, see rank	5.97%	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

	Rush County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,619, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	211, 13.03%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	115, 7.10%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	127, 7.84%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	34, 2.10%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	109, 6.73%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	77, 4.76%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	72, 4.45%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	46, 2.84%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	142, 8.77%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	461, 28.47%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	96, 5.93%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	53, 3.27%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	76, 4.69%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rush County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	326	10.34%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	69	7.78%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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