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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Whetstone is $21,401, which is lower than the state average of $25,680 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Whetstone median household income is $37,156, which has grown by 7.68% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 23.10% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Whetstone residents spend 24.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.8 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 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, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	21,401 USD
Arizona	25,680 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	30,013 USD
Arizona	29,573 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	38,500 USD
Arizona	33,863 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	22,903 USD
Arizona	24,844 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	37,156 USD
Arizona	50,448 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	51,489 USD
Arizona	67,436 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	7.68%
Arizona	23.10%
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

	Whetstone, AZ		Arizona		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.89%	$10,377, see rank	22.63%	$16,931	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.88%	$17,018, see rank	28.63%	$16,258	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	4.25%	$9,179, see rank	2.20%	$3,257	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	35.69%	$18,300, see rank	18.89%	$22,890	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	45,781 USD
Arizona	59,840 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	61,212 USD
Arizona	77,127 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Whetstone, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
White	$37,115, see rank	$52,197	$54,999
Hispanic	$47,000, see rank	$39,076	$41,534

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Whetstone, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
25 to 44	$46,250, see rank	$54,942	$57,132
45 to 64	$38,207, see rank	$60,747	$63,398
65 or over	$27,201, see rank	$37,268	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Whetstone, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,875, see rank	4,813,496	238,733,844
Male¹	952, 50.77%, see rank	49.35%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	569, 59.77%, see rank	68.41%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	22, 2.31%, see rank	0.74%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	547, 57.46%, see rank	67.67%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	480, 87.75%, see rank	92.07%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	67, 12.25%, see rank	7.93%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	383, 40.23%, see rank	31.59%	29.08%
Female¹	923, 49.23%, see rank	50.65%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	473, 51.25%, see rank	56.22%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	473, 51.25%, see rank	56.10%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	462, 97.67%, see rank	92.67%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	11, 2.33%, see rank	7.33%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	450, 48.75%, see rank	43.78%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Whetstone, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	964, 100%	2,699,943	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	913, 94.71%, see rank	75.58%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	33, 3.42%, see rank	12.61%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.01%	4.94%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.20%	2.85%
Other Means	9, 0.93%, see rank	2.45%	1.72%
Worked at Home	9, 0.93%, see rank	5.15%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Whetstone, AZ	24.9 minutes
Arizona	24.8 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Whetstone, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	942	2,747,475	141,833,331
Male¹	480, 50.96%, see rank	53.87%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	177, 36.88%, see rank	31.73%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	45, 9.38%, see rank	16.00%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	72, 15.00%, see rank	19.31%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.76%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	92, 19.17%, see rank	12.12%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	36, 7.50%, see rank	13.66%	18.08%
Female¹	462, 49.04%, see rank	46.13%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	150, 32.47%, see rank	37.80%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	120, 25.97%, see rank	20.70%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	161, 34.85%, see rank	35.98%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 4.55%, see rank	0.23%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10, 2.16%, see rank	4.59%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Whetstone, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	942, 100%	2,747,475	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	47, 4.99%, see rank	1.34%	1.86%
Construction	93, 9.87%, see rank	8.88%	7.13%
Manufacturing	19, 2.02%, see rank	7.71%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	12, 1.27%, see rank	2.69%	3.06%
Retail Trade	152, 16.14%, see rank	12.19%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	58, 6.16%, see rank	4.96%	5.07%
Information	12, 1.27%, see rank	1.92%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	54, 5.73%, see rank	8.19%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	144, 15.29%, see rank	11.14%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	53, 5.63%, see rank	20.47%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	103, 10.93%, see rank	10.29%	8.86%
Public Administration	135, 14.33%, see rank	5.50%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	60, 6.37%, see rank	4.72%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Whetstone, AZ	%	Arizona	U.S.
Population in Poverty	271	11.44%, see rank	15.27%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	40	6.16%, see rank	10.94%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.