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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wales is $12,524, which is much lower than the state average of $33,129 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Wales median household income is $35,000, which has grown by 5.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wales residents spend 8.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.1 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, #257

Wales, AK	12,524 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

Wales, AK	17,500 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

Wales, AK	15,000 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

Wales, AK	22,500 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, #228

Wales, AK	35,000 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wales, AK	33,709 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #223

Wales, AK	5.00%
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

	Wales, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	50.00%	$1,707, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	19.64%	$10,082, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.14%	$4,125, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	8.93%	$8,000, 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

Wales, AK	30,000 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wales, AK	33,721 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 Age

	Wales, AK	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$41,250, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$22,000, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$30,000, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$16,250, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wales, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	118, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	66, 55.93%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	28, 42.42%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	28, 42.42%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	27, 96.43%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 3.57%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	38, 57.58%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	52, 44.07%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	39, 75.00%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	39, 75.00%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	36, 92.31%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 7.69%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13, 25.00%, 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

	Wales, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	62, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	0, 0.00%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1, 1.61%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	32, 51.61%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	23, 37.10%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 9.68%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wales, AK	8.8 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

	Wales, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	63	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	27, 42.86%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9, 33.33%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5, 18.52%, 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	3, 11.11%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10, 37.04%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	36, 57.14%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13, 36.11%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	11, 30.56%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10, 27.78%, 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	2, 5.56%, 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

	Wales, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	63, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2, 3.17%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	1, 1.59%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4, 6.35%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19, 30.16%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2, 3.17%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18, 28.57%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	17, 26.98%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wales, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	59	35.76%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	13	38.24%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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