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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Why is $14,161, which is much lower than the state average of $25,680 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Why median household income is $44,550. On average Why residents spend 5.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much lower than the state average of 24.8 minutes and is much lower than 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

Per Capita Income, see rank

Why, AZ	14,161 USD
Arizona	25,680 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Why, AZ	7,050 USD
Arizona	29,573 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Why, AZ	5,800 USD
Arizona	24,844 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Why, AZ	44,550 USD
Arizona	50,448 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Why, AZ	41,522 USD
Arizona	67,436 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

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

	Why, AZ		Arizona		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-1.69%	$0, see rank	22.63%	$16,931	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	42.37%	$19,448, see rank	28.63%	$16,258	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-1.69%	$0, see rank	2.20%	$3,257	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	57.63%	$21,824, 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.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Why, AZ	44,550 USD
Arizona	59,840 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Why, AZ	41,522 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.

Median Household Income by Races

	Why, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
White	$44,550, see rank	$52,197	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Median Household Income by Age

Why, AZ

Arizona

U.S.

*Based on 2006-2010 data.

Employment Status

	Why, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	118, see rank	4,813,496	238,733,844
Male¹	59, 50.00%, see rank	49.35%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	25, 42.37%, see rank	68.41%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	25, 42.37%, see rank	67.67%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	25, 100.00%, see rank	92.07%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.93%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	34, 57.63%, see rank	31.59%	29.08%
Female¹	59, 50.00%, see rank	50.65%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	34, 57.63%, see rank	56.22%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	34, 57.63%, see rank	56.10%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	34, 100.00%, see rank	92.67%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.33%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	25, 42.37%, 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.

Commuting to Work

	Why, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	59, 100%	2,699,943	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9, 15.25%, see rank	75.58%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.45%	1.72%
Worked at Home	50, 84.75%, see rank	5.15%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Why, AZ	5.0 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.

Careers

Occupation

	Why, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	59	2,747,475	141,833,331
Male¹	25, 42.37%, see rank	53.87%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.73%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.00%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.12%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	25, 100.00%, see rank	13.66%	18.08%
Female¹	34, 57.63%, see rank	46.13%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	37.80%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.70%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	34, 100.00%, see rank	35.98%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Why, AZ	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	59, 100%	2,747,475	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	1.86%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.88%	7.13%
Manufacturing	25, 42.37%, see rank	7.71%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.69%	3.06%
Retail Trade	34, 57.63%, see rank	12.19%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.96%	5.07%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.92%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.19%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.14%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.47%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.29%	8.86%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.72%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data.