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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington is $27,230, which is about the same as the state average of $27,621 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Washington median household income is $48,708, which has grown by 35.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 33.56% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington residents spend 16.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #196

Washington, IA	27,230 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, IA	28,696 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, IA	32,899 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, IA	22,432 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, #381

Washington, IA	48,708 USD
Iowa	52,716 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington, IA	63,684 USD
Iowa	67,621 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #429

Washington, IA	35.05%
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, IA		Iowa		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.76%	$19,730, see rank	25.52%	$14,129	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.25%	$17,666, see rank	29.97%	$17,952	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.83%	$1,407, see rank	2.52%	$3,170	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.70%	$32,496, 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, IA	60,169 USD
Iowa	66,829 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington, IA	72,765 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, IA	Iowa	U.S.
White	$50,528, see rank	$53,780	$56,900
Black	$41,435, see rank	$27,745	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,984, see rank	$40,551	$42,396
One Race, Other	$43,839, see rank	$39,465	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington, IA	Iowa	U.S.
less than 25	$40,875, see rank	$26,242	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,654, see rank	$60,276	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,860, see rank	$65,223	$65,027
65 or over	$37,522, see rank	$35,945	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Washington, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,807, see rank	2,434,242	248,775,628
Male¹	2,761, 47.55%, see rank	49.16%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,952, 70.70%, see rank	72.48%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,952, 70.70%, see rank	72.35%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,742, 89.24%, see rank	94.10%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	210, 10.76%, see rank	5.90%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	809, 29.30%, see rank	27.52%	30.72%
Female¹	3,046, 52.45%, see rank	50.84%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,777, 58.34%, see rank	63.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,777, 58.34%, see rank	63.52%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,715, 96.51%, see rank	95.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	62, 3.49%, see rank	4.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,269, 41.66%, 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, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,373, 100%	1,535,285	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,610, 77.38%, see rank	80.26%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	412, 12.21%, see rank	9.03%	9.59%
Public Transportation	50, 1.48%, see rank	1.07%	5.06%
Walked	162, 4.80%, see rank	3.51%	2.78%
Other Means	69, 2.05%, see rank	1.52%	1.79%
Worked at Home	70, 2.08%, see rank	4.61%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington, IA	16.9 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, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,457	1,562,492	143,435,233
Male¹	1,742, 50.39%, see rank	52.14%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	471, 27.04%, see rank	30.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	252, 14.47%, see rank	11.30%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	285, 16.36%, see rank	16.55%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	30, 1.72%, see rank	1.83%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	235, 13.49%, see rank	9.01%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	327, 18.77%, see rank	24.15%	17.94%
Female¹	1,715, 49.61%, see rank	47.86%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	660, 38.48%, see rank	38.28%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	399, 23.27%, see rank	22.21%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	521, 30.38%, see rank	31.38%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.41%, see rank	0.39%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	128, 7.46%, 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, IA	Iowa	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,457, 100%	1,562,492	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	64, 1.85%, see rank	3.99%	1.96%
Construction	266, 7.69%, see rank	6.14%	6.17%
Manufacturing	397, 11.48%, see rank	14.92%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	60, 1.74%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	649, 18.77%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	127, 3.67%, see rank	4.60%	4.93%
Information	13, 0.38%, see rank	1.83%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	97, 2.81%, see rank	7.56%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	236, 6.83%, see rank	7.09%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	933, 26.99%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	260, 7.52%, see rank	7.44%	9.49%
Public Administration	176, 5.09%, see rank	3.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	179, 5.18%, see rank	4.32%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Washington, IA	%	Iowa	U.S.
Population in Poverty	700	9.95%, see rank	12.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	94	4.80%, see rank	8.17%	11.47%

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