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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington County is $27,051, which is about the same as the state average of $27,621 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Washington County median household income is $55,198, which has grown by 41.16% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington County residents spend 20.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 18.3 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, #31

Washington County	27,051 USD
Iowa	27,621 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washington County	31,465 USD
Iowa	30,246 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

Washington County	33,935 USD
Iowa	36,237 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

Washington County	26,432 USD
Iowa	24,406 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #17

Washington County	55,198 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington County	66,318 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #30

Washington County	41.16%
Iowa	33.56%
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

	Washington County		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.02%	$13,845, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.80%	$17,568, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.95%	$1,832, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.31%	$22,980, see rank	16.50%	$19,179	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

Washington County	69,460 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington County	77,070 USD
Iowa	81,424 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

	Washington County	Iowa	U.S.
White	$56,014, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$41,620, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,047, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
Asian	$53,125, see rank	$59,028	$73,244
One Race, Other	$43,259, see rank	$39,465	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,643, see rank	$36,181	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington County	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$40,219, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,852, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,931, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$38,448, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Washington County	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,118, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	8,356, 48.81%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,344, 75.92%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.04%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,341, 75.89%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,912, 93.23%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	429, 6.77%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,012, 24.08%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	8,762, 51.19%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,507, 62.85%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,507, 62.85%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,338, 96.93%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	169, 3.07%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,255, 37.15%, see rank	36.46%	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

	Washington County	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,947, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,496, 77.61%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,246, 11.38%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	55, 0.50%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	411, 3.75%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	200, 1.83%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	539, 4.92%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington County	20.6 minutes
Iowa	18.3 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

	Washington County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,250	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	5,912, 52.55%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,735, 29.35%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	512, 8.66%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	868, 14.68%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	121, 2.05%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	730, 12.35%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,415, 23.93%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	5,338, 47.45%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,003, 37.52%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,320, 24.73%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,665, 31.19%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	42, 0.79%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.06%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	292, 5.47%, see rank	7.19%	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

	Washington County	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,250, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	692, 6.15%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	941, 8.36%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,395, 12.40%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	236, 2.10%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,465, 13.02%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	452, 4.02%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	159, 1.41%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	325, 2.89%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	638, 5.67%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,362, 29.88%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	645, 5.73%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	271, 2.41%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	669, 5.95%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Washington County	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,820	8.49%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	312	5.15%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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