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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington County is $30,210, which is about the same as the state average of $29,535 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Washington County median household income is $58,293, which has grown by 42.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.27% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington County residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.0 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, #4

Washington County	30,210 USD
Vermont	29,535 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	32,862 USD
Vermont	29,854 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	36,021 USD
Vermont	33,897 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	30,208 USD
Vermont	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #4

Washington County	58,293 USD
Vermont	54,447 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington County	71,356 USD
Vermont	70,524 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #2

Washington County	42.28%
Vermont	33.27%
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		Vermont		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.88%	$11,707, see rank	29.50%	$14,988	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.12%	$17,935, see rank	32.13%	$17,534	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.21%	$3,246, see rank	4.45%	$3,492	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.50%	$20,661, see rank	17.15%	$20,664	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	71,628 USD
Vermont	68,787 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington County	84,964 USD
Vermont	85,013 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	Vermont	U.S.
White	$57,982, see rank	$54,661	$56,900
Black	$85,077, see rank	$54,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$63,500, see rank	$50,410	$42,396
Asian	$73,203, see rank	$55,417	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$87,793, see rank	$36,530	$37,170
One Race, Other	$46,250, see rank	$55,586	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,139, see rank	$43,119	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington County	Vermont	U.S.
less than 25	$21,053, see rank	$29,336	$25,788
25 to 44	$66,631, see rank	$61,124	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,037, see rank	$64,582	$65,027
65 or over	$39,781, see rank	$36,952	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Washington County	Vermont	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	48,887, see rank	517,411	248,775,628
Male¹	24,093, 49.28%, see rank	48.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,872, 70.03%, see rank	70.52%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	65, 0.27%, see rank	0.16%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,807, 69.76%, see rank	70.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	15,944, 94.87%, see rank	93.28%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	863, 5.13%, see rank	6.72%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,221, 29.97%, see rank	29.48%	30.72%
Female¹	24,794, 50.72%, see rank	51.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	16,530, 66.67%, see rank	63.95%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.02%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	16,524, 66.65%, see rank	63.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	15,624, 94.55%, see rank	94.27%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	900, 5.45%, see rank	5.73%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,264, 33.33%, see rank	36.05%	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	Vermont	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	30,839, 100%	316,919	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	22,871, 74.16%, see rank	74.94%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,258, 10.56%, see rank	9.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	384, 1.25%, see rank	1.20%	5.06%
Walked	1,822, 5.91%, see rank	5.61%	2.78%
Other Means	413, 1.34%, see rank	1.59%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,091, 6.78%, see rank	6.95%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington County	22.3 minutes
Vermont	22.0 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	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,568	325,336	143,435,233
Male¹	15,944, 50.51%, see rank	50.94%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,765, 36.16%, see rank	34.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,248, 14.10%, see rank	14.66%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,940, 18.44%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	184, 1.15%, see rank	2.00%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,608, 10.09%, see rank	11.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,246, 14.09%, see rank	16.22%	17.94%
Female¹	15,624, 49.49%, see rank	49.06%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,663, 49.05%, see rank	45.08%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,537, 16.24%, see rank	20.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,769, 30.52%, see rank	28.69%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 0.19%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	81, 0.52%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	517, 3.31%, see rank	4.63%	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	Vermont	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	31,568, 100%	325,336	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	493, 1.56%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	2,027, 6.42%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,854, 9.04%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	926, 2.93%, see rank	2.14%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,378, 10.70%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	732, 2.32%, see rank	3.24%	4.93%
Information	827, 2.62%, see rank	1.94%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,365, 7.49%, see rank	4.71%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,495, 7.90%, see rank	8.61%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,428, 26.70%, see rank	28.36%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,555, 8.09%, see rank	9.20%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,736, 8.67%, see rank	4.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,752, 5.55%, see rank	4.58%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Washington County	%	Vermont	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,868	10.29%, see rank	11.97%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,022	6.64%, see rank	7.83%	11.47%

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