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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Talkeetna is $32,090, which is about the same as the state average of $33,129 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Talkeetna median household income is $56,094, which has grown by 46.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Talkeetna residents spend 18.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 18.1 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, #67

Talkeetna, AK	32,090 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Talkeetna, AK	31,406 USD
Alaska	36,240 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

Talkeetna, AK	40,400 USD
Alaska	42,923 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

Talkeetna, AK	20,221 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #112

Talkeetna, AK	56,094 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Talkeetna, AK	62,296 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #107

Talkeetna, AK	46.50%
Alaska	39.28%
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

	Talkeetna, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	56.33%	$3,885, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.90%	$15,513, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.41%	$0, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.51%	$43,326, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	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

Talkeetna, AK	76,406 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Talkeetna, AK	85,685 USD
Alaska	100,099 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

	Talkeetna, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$49,000, see rank	$78,752	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Talkeetna, AK	Alaska	U.S.
25 to 44	$45,417, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,321, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$91,875, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Talkeetna, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	424, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	247, 58.25%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	196, 79.35%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	196, 79.35%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	195, 99.49%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 0.51%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	51, 20.65%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	177, 41.75%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	101, 57.06%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	101, 57.06%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	101, 100.00%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	76, 42.94%, see rank	34.25%	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

	Talkeetna, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	278, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	141, 50.72%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	32, 11.51%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	15, 5.40%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	43, 15.47%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	47, 16.91%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Talkeetna, AK	18.3 minutes
Alaska	18.1 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

	Talkeetna, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	296	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	195, 65.88%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	40, 20.51%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27, 13.85%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	30, 15.38%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 13.85%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51, 26.15%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	101, 34.12%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36, 35.64%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	37, 36.63%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 27.72%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	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

	Talkeetna, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	296, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21, 7.09%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	26, 8.78%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8, 2.70%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	25, 8.45%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	76, 25.68%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 5.07%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24, 8.11%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	83, 28.04%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	18, 6.08%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Talkeetna, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	56	11.02%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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