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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Walker is $26,391, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Walker median household income is $49,587, which has grown by 10.64% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Walker residents spend 19.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 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, #161

Walker, MI	26,391 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Walker, MI	31,059 USD
Michigan	27,763 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

Walker, MI	36,532 USD
Michigan	34,444 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

Walker, MI	23,930 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #184

Walker, MI	49,587 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Walker, MI	61,367 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #266

Walker, MI	10.64%
Michigan	9.90%
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

	Walker, MI		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.61%	$9,797, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.72%	$19,975, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.41%	$6,385, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.32%	$15,258, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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

Walker, MI	65,029 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Walker, MI	77,272 USD
Michigan	78,408 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

	Walker, MI	Michigan	U.S.
White	$49,437, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$40,221, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,974, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$69,231, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
Two or More Races	$10,750, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Walker, MI	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$25,962, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,641, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,815, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$36,055, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Walker, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,397, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	9,517, 49.06%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,271, 76.40%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.05%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	7,266, 76.35%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,733, 92.66%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	533, 7.34%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,246, 23.60%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	9,880, 50.94%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,229, 63.05%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,229, 63.05%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,831, 93.61%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	398, 6.39%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,651, 36.95%, see rank	42.52%	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

	Walker, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,160, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,610, 87.25%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	792, 6.51%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	128, 1.05%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	139, 1.14%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	100, 0.82%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	391, 3.22%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Walker, MI	19.2 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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

	Walker, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,564	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	6,733, 53.59%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,388, 35.47%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	924, 13.72%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,166, 17.32%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.25%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	393, 5.84%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,380, 20.50%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	5,831, 46.41%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,352, 40.34%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,124, 19.28%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,099, 36.00%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	256, 4.39%, see rank	7.30%	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

	Walker, MI	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,564, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33, 0.26%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	551, 4.39%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,902, 15.14%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	497, 3.96%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,727, 13.75%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	430, 3.42%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	215, 1.71%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	837, 6.66%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,442, 11.48%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,781, 22.13%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,216, 9.68%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	310, 2.47%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	623, 4.96%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Walker, MI	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,165	13.31%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	521	8.95%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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