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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Willow is $29,509, which is lower than the state average of $33,129 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Willow median household income is $56,330, which has grown by 44.78% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 39.28% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Willow residents spend 34.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is higher 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, #99

Willow, AK	29,509 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Willow, AK	26,951 USD
Alaska	36,240 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

Willow, AK	43,625 USD
Alaska	42,923 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

Willow, AK	21,050 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #109

Willow, AK	56,330 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Willow, AK	74,179 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #109

Willow, AK	44.78%
Alaska	39.28%
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

	Willow, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	47.27%	$6,447, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.18%	$16,128, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.69%	$5,286, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.27%	$25,162, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	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

Willow, AK	68,750 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Willow, AK	81,987 USD
Alaska	100,099 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

	Willow, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$56,543, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Two or More Races	$52,083, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Willow, AK	Alaska	U.S.
25 to 44	$51,375, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,000, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$50,250, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Willow, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,611, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	852, 52.89%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	534, 62.68%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	534, 62.68%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	458, 85.77%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	76, 14.23%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	318, 37.32%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	759, 47.11%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	413, 54.41%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	413, 54.41%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	390, 94.43%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	23, 5.57%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	346, 45.59%, see rank	34.25%	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

	Willow, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	768, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	475, 61.85%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	60, 7.81%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	12, 1.56%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	89, 11.59%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	132, 17.19%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Willow, AK	34.9 minutes
Alaska	18.1 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

	Willow, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	848	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	458, 54.01%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	58, 12.66%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	48, 10.48%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	78, 17.03%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	118, 25.76%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	100, 21.83%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	390, 45.99%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	133, 34.10%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	104, 26.67%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	137, 35.13%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 4.10%, see rank	4.36%	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

	Willow, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	848, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	70, 8.25%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	119, 14.03%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6, 0.71%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 1.77%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	148, 17.45%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	52, 6.13%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	9, 1.06%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 1.65%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	105, 12.38%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	143, 16.86%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	96, 11.32%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	50, 5.90%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 2.48%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Willow, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	300	15.57%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	44	8.91%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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