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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Walker Lake is $20,958, which is lower than the state average of $27,589 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Walker Lake median household income is $24,966. On average Walker Lake residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	20,958 USD
Nevada	27,589 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	7,315 USD
Nevada	31,041 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	5,694 USD
Nevada	35,376 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	38,839 USD
Nevada	26,711 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	24,966 USD
Nevada	55,726 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	36,922 USD
Nevada	72,112 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

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

	Walker Lake, NV		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.87%	$4,100, see rank	18.58%	$20,318	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	68.25%	$17,280, see rank	24.86%	$15,595	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-0.53%	$0, see rank	2.28%	$3,790	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	55.56%	$18,207, see rank	16.64%	$24,008	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	41,250 USD
Nevada	64,418 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	44,298 USD
Nevada	80,889 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Walker Lake, NV	Nevada	U.S.
White	$24,966, see rank	$57,567	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Walker Lake, NV	Nevada	U.S.
45 to 64	$17,167, see rank	$63,777	$63,398
65 or over	$32,917, see rank	$39,562	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Employment Status

	Walker Lake, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	333, see rank	2,050,325	238,733,844
Male¹	152, 45.65%, see rank	50.36%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	67, 44.08%, see rank	73.70%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.78%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	67, 44.08%, see rank	72.93%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	67, 100.00%, see rank	90.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	85, 55.92%, see rank	26.30%	29.08%
Female¹	181, 54.35%, see rank	49.64%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	35, 19.34%, see rank	61.54%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	35, 19.34%, see rank	61.40%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	35, 100.00%, see rank	91.46%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.54%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	146, 80.66%, see rank	38.46%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data.

Commuting to Work

	Walker Lake, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	102, 100%	1,235,259	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	102, 100.00%, see rank	77.71%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.63%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.40%	4.94%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.12%	2.85%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.95%	1.72%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.21%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Walker Lake, NV	21.1 minutes
Nevada	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Walker Lake, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	102	1,254,163	141,833,331
Male¹	67, 65.69%, see rank	54.43%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26, 38.81%, see rank	24.80%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	14, 20.90%, see rank	24.29%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.54%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 20.90%, see rank	13.50%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 19.40%, see rank	14.06%	18.08%
Female¹	35, 34.31%, see rank	45.57%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11, 31.43%, see rank	30.44%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	10, 28.57%, see rank	27.83%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	14, 40.00%, see rank	36.29%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.52%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.57%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Walker Lake, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	102, 100%	1,254,163	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.45%	1.86%
Construction	14, 13.73%, see rank	9.22%	7.13%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.37%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.37%	3.06%
Retail Trade	12, 11.76%, see rank	11.35%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13, 12.75%, see rank	4.98%	5.07%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.68%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.47%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	25, 24.51%, see rank	10.33%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	38, 37.25%, see rank	14.52%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	24.54%	8.86%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.64%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.08%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Poverty Level

	Walker Lake, NV	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	56	16.82%, see rank	11.89%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	10	8.93%, see rank	8.65%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.