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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Alfalfa County is $21,029, which is lower than the state average of $23,094 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Alfalfa County median household income is $42,500, which has grown by 40.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Alfalfa County residents spend 18.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 20.3 minutes and is 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 Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #32

Alfalfa County	21,029 USD
Oklahoma	23,094 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alfalfa County	23,401 USD
Oklahoma	25,386 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

Alfalfa County	27,627 USD
Oklahoma	31,000 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

Alfalfa County	17,292 USD
Oklahoma	20,300 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #25

Alfalfa County	42,500 USD
Oklahoma	42,979 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alfalfa County	58,548 USD
Oklahoma	58,099 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #21

Alfalfa County	40.45%
Oklahoma	25.96%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Alfalfa County		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.51%	$18,240, see rank	21.50%	$14,481	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	37.70%	$15,908, see rank	29.38%	$14,856	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.00%	$5,190, see rank	3.41%	$1,679	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.00%	$18,882, see rank	17.48%	$18,638	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

Alfalfa County	55,903 USD
Oklahoma	53,607 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alfalfa County	71,600 USD
Oklahoma	68,677 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

	Alfalfa County	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$42,217, see rank	$45,992	$54,999
Hispanic	$61,307, see rank	$34,193	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,795, see rank	$36,133	$36,779
One Race, Other	$62,216, see rank	$34,347	$40,847
Two or More Races	$11,389, see rank	$35,132	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Alfalfa County	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$35,288, see rank	$24,310	$26,465
25 to 44	$44,063, see rank	$46,603	$57,132
45 to 64	$60,811, see rank	$52,907	$63,398
65 or over	$27,240, see rank	$31,402	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Alfalfa County	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,738	see rank	2,866,572	238,733,844
Male¹	2,825	59.62%, see rank	48.94%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,266	44.81%, see rank	69.24%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.36%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,266	44.81%, see rank	67.88%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,219	96.29%, see rank	93.67%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	47	3.71%, see rank	6.33%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,559	55.19%, see rank	30.76%	29.08%
Female¹	1,913	40.38%, see rank	51.06%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,040	54.36%, see rank	57.08%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,040	54.36%, see rank	56.92%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,021	98.17%, see rank	93.95%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19	1.83%, see rank	6.05%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	873	45.64%, see rank	42.92%	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

	Alfalfa County	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,192	100%	1,655,524	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,671	76.23%, see rank	80.82%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	252	11.50%, see rank	11.57%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.46%	4.94%
Walked	101	4.61%, see rank	1.90%	2.85%
Other Means	41	1.87%, see rank	1.49%	1.72%
Worked at Home	127	5.79%, see rank	3.75%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alfalfa County	18.2 minutes
Oklahoma	20.3 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

	Alfalfa County	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,240	-	1,674,765	141,833,331
Male¹	1,219	54.42%, see rank	53.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	450	36.92%, see rank	28.20%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	160	13.13%, see rank	13.09%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	114	9.35%, see rank	16.53%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51	4.18%, see rank	1.19%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	210	17.23%, see rank	12.66%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	165	13.54%, see rank	20.51%	18.08%
Female¹	1,021	45.58%, see rank	46.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	351	34.38%, see rank	36.21%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	229	22.43%, see rank	21.55%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	408	39.96%, see rank	35.65%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13	1.27%, see rank	0.30%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.46%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15	1.47%, see rank	5.39%	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

	Alfalfa County	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,240	100%	1,674,765	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	437	19.51%, see rank	4.59%	1.86%
Construction	179	7.99%, see rank	7.40%	7.13%
Manufacturing	68	3.04%, see rank	10.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	88	3.93%, see rank	3.21%	3.06%
Retail Trade	180	8.04%, see rank	11.46%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	144	6.43%, see rank	5.35%	5.07%
Information	32	1.43%, see rank	2.15%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	105	4.69%, see rank	6.01%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	84	3.75%, see rank	7.86%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	372	16.61%, see rank	21.98%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	80	3.57%, see rank	8.67%	8.86%
Public Administration	294	13.13%, see rank	5.97%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	177	7.90%, see rank	5.19%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Alfalfa County	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	510	11.09%, see rank	16.22%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	89	6.30%, see rank	11.92%	10.08%

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