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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington County is $22,910, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Washington County median household income is $42,738, which has grown by 45.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington County residents spend 18.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #79

Washington County	22,910 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

Washington County	25,932 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

Washington County	31,356 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

Washington County	19,332 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, #74

Washington County	42,738 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington County	52,461 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #20

Washington County	45.55%
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

	Washington County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.75%	$13,736, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.28%	$15,372, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.65%	$1,369, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.57%	$15,385, 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

Washington County	55,738 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington County	63,984 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

	Washington County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$43,135, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$34,167, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
Two or More Races	$28,125, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$30,250, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,323, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,792, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$32,466, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Washington County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,576, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	2,310, 50.48%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,681, 72.77%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,681, 72.77%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,577, 93.81%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	104, 6.19%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	629, 27.23%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	2,266, 49.52%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,374, 60.64%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,374, 60.64%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,346, 97.96%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 2.04%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	892, 39.36%, 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

	Washington County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,854, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,103, 73.69%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	322, 11.28%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 0.77%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	122, 4.27%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	44, 1.54%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	241, 8.44%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington County	18.4 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

	Washington County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,923	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	1,577, 53.95%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	391, 24.79%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	105, 6.66%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	204, 12.94%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	124, 7.86%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	220, 13.95%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	410, 26.00%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	1,346, 46.05%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	429, 31.87%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	418, 31.05%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	335, 24.89%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 2.82%, 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	126, 9.36%, 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

	Washington County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,923, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	473, 16.18%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	242, 8.28%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	339, 11.60%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	81, 2.77%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	302, 10.33%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	121, 4.14%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	38, 1.30%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	143, 4.89%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	62, 2.12%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	777, 26.58%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	101, 3.46%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	124, 4.24%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	120, 4.11%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Washington County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	618	11.10%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	103	6.39%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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