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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Alcona County is $23,304, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Alcona County median household income is $38,019, which has grown by 21.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Alcona County residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 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, #32

Alcona County	23,304 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alcona County	20,579 USD
Michigan	27,763 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

Alcona County	26,985 USD
Michigan	34,444 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

Alcona County	16,478 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #68

Alcona County	38,019 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alcona County	48,706 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #17

Alcona County	21.23%
Michigan	9.90%
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

	Alcona County		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.02%	$11,238, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	56.38%	$19,062, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.62%	$1,947, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	39.44%	$21,273, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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

Alcona County	47,000 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alcona County	58,614 USD
Michigan	78,408 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

	Alcona County	Michigan	U.S.
White	$38,308, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$20,000, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$11,875, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$59,000, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Two or More Races	$26,250, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Alcona County	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$21,667, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,015, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,083, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$35,817, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Alcona County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,424, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	4,756, 50.47%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,966, 41.34%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,966, 41.34%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,723, 87.64%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	243, 12.36%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,790, 58.66%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	4,668, 49.53%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,830, 39.20%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,830, 39.20%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,571, 85.85%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	259, 14.15%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,838, 60.80%, see rank	42.52%	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

	Alcona County	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,175, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,557, 80.54%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	276, 8.69%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7, 0.22%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	107, 3.37%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	57, 1.80%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	171, 5.39%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alcona County	21.7 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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

	Alcona County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,294	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	1,723, 52.31%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	343, 19.91%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	286, 16.60%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	193, 11.20%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 1.97%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	184, 10.68%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	462, 26.81%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,571, 47.69%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	436, 27.75%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	457, 29.09%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	529, 33.67%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18, 1.15%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	124, 7.89%, see rank	7.30%	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

	Alcona County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,294, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	110, 3.34%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	222, 6.74%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	515, 15.63%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	33, 1.00%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	364, 11.05%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	261, 7.92%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	55, 1.67%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	146, 4.43%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	164, 4.98%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	674, 20.46%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	294, 8.93%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	234, 7.10%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	222, 6.74%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Alcona County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,652	15.70%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	345	10.73%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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