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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Alta is $38,471, which is higher than the state average of $29,381 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Alta median household income is $47,500, which has shrunk by 16.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 53.73% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Alta residents spend 18.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 17.3 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, #38

Alta, WY	38,471 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Alta, WY	41,059 USD
Wyoming	31,087 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

Alta, WY	76,750 USD
Wyoming	41,018 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

Alta, WY	24,625 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #115

Alta, WY	47,500 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Alta, WY	75,921 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #153

Alta, WY		-16.30%
Wyoming		53.73%
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

	Alta, WY		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.84%	$12,856, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	-0.49%	$0, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.49%	$0, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.75%	$26,246, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	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

Alta, WY	87,500 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Alta, WY	130,233 USD
Wyoming	84,442 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

	Alta, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$47,500, see rank	$59,519	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Alta, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
25 to 44	$89,625, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,547, see rank	$71,642	$65,027

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

Employment Status

	Alta, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	283, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	149, 52.65%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	123, 82.55%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	123, 82.55%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	120, 97.56%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 2.44%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	26, 17.45%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	134, 47.35%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	134, 100.00%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	134, 100.00%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	121, 90.30%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 9.70%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	0, 0.00%, see rank	37.14%	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

	Alta, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	241, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	157, 65.15%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	66, 27.39%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 7.47%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Alta, WY	18.7 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 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

	Alta, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	241	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	120, 49.79%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	44, 36.67%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	44, 36.67%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 14.17%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 12.50%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	121, 50.21%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	97, 80.17%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	22, 18.18%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2, 1.65%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.10%	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

	Alta, WY	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	241, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	90, 37.34%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	15, 6.22%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6, 2.49%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	17, 7.05%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	33, 13.69%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	50, 20.75%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	30, 12.45%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Alta, WY	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17	4.36%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

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