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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ulysses is $26,766, which is about the same as the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ulysses median household income is $53,393, which has grown by 25.12% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.69% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ulysses residents spend 11.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #100

Ulysses, KS	26,766 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

Ulysses, KS	29,701 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

Ulysses, KS	36,199 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

Ulysses, KS	17,397 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, #115

Ulysses, KS	53,393 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ulysses, KS	75,732 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #384

Ulysses, KS	25.12%
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

	Ulysses, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.81%	$21,686, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.68%	$15,912, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.28%	$517, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.56%	$9,205, 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

Ulysses, KS	56,335 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ulysses, KS	82,146 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

	Ulysses, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$56,438, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$54,375, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
One Race, Other	$37,478, see rank	$39,298	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ulysses, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$29,448, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,530, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,432, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$32,724, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ulysses, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,291, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	2,108, 49.13%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,685, 79.93%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,685, 79.93%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,545, 91.69%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	140, 8.31%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	423, 20.07%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	2,183, 50.87%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,437, 65.83%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,437, 65.83%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,291, 89.84%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	146, 10.16%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	746, 34.17%, 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

	Ulysses, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,780, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,108, 75.83%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	389, 13.99%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	93, 3.35%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.29%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	182, 6.55%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ulysses, KS	11.7 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

	Ulysses, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,836	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	1,545, 54.48%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	314, 20.32%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	53, 3.43%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	135, 8.74%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	139, 9.00%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	279, 18.06%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	513, 33.20%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	1,291, 45.52%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	442, 34.24%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	390, 30.21%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	412, 31.91%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47, 3.64%, 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

	Ulysses, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,836, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	373, 13.15%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	294, 10.37%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	338, 11.92%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	111, 3.91%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	120, 4.23%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	232, 8.18%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	72, 2.54%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	103, 3.63%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	165, 5.82%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	731, 25.78%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	130, 4.58%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	89, 3.14%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	78, 2.75%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ulysses, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	885	14.92%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	230	14.00%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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