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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Altamont is $20,806, which is lower than the state average of $26,171 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Altamont median household income is $43,836, which has grown by 37.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 13.79% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Altamont residents spend 14.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.9 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, #200

Altamont, OR	20,806 USD
Oregon	26,171 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Altamont, OR	24,167 USD
Oregon	26,850 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

Altamont, OR	31,012 USD
Oregon	32,598 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

Altamont, OR	19,624 USD
Oregon	21,815 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #166

Altamont, OR	43,836 USD
Oregon	49,260 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Altamont, OR	51,980 USD
Oregon	64,554 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #61

Altamont, OR	37.71%
Oregon	13.79%
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

	Altamont, OR		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.10%	$10,776, see rank	26.86%	$14,916	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	37.24%	$15,898, see rank	28.20%	$15,801	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.43%	$3,077, see rank	2.91%	$3,666	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.54%	$20,189, see rank	17.90%	$22,277	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

Altamont, OR	52,864 USD
Oregon	60,402 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Altamont, OR	59,426 USD
Oregon	75,934 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

	Altamont, OR	Oregon	U.S.
White	$43,606, see rank	$50,093	$54,999
Hispanic	$29,896, see rank	$37,397	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,042, see rank	$36,700	$36,779
One Race, Other	$61,087, see rank	$38,253	$40,847
Two or More Races	$49,650, see rank	$40,512	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Altamont, OR	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$47,457, see rank	$24,740	$26,465
25 to 44	$46,089, see rank	$53,593	$57,132
45 to 64	$52,213, see rank	$59,837	$63,398
65 or over	$30,403, see rank	$34,495	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Altamont, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,508	see rank	3,000,732	238,733,844
Male¹	7,456	48.08%, see rank	49.07%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,971	66.67%, see rank	69.93%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	89	1.19%, see rank	0.19%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	4,882	65.48%, see rank	69.73%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,484	91.85%, see rank	90.48%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	398	8.15%, see rank	9.52%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,485	33.33%, see rank	30.07%	29.08%
Female¹	8,052	51.92%, see rank	50.93%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,533	56.30%, see rank	59.26%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	50	0.62%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,483	55.68%, see rank	59.23%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,223	94.20%, see rank	92.17%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	260	5.80%, see rank	7.83%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,519	43.70%, see rank	40.74%	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

	Altamont, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,665	100%	1,720,292	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,751	77.91%, see rank	71.96%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,109	12.80%, see rank	10.76%	10.35%
Public Transportation	19	0.22%, see rank	4.22%	4.94%
Walked	265	3.06%, see rank	3.92%	2.85%
Other Means	95	1.10%, see rank	3.06%	1.72%
Worked at Home	426	4.92%, see rank	6.09%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Altamont, OR	14.6 minutes
Oregon	21.9 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

	Altamont, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,707	-	1,763,324	141,833,331
Male¹	4,484	51.50%, see rank	52.69%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	934	20.83%, see rank	32.83%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	697	15.54%, see rank	13.17%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	674	15.03%, see rank	17.45%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	188	4.19%, see rank	2.98%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	472	10.53%, see rank	9.91%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,060	23.64%, see rank	18.07%	18.08%
Female¹	4,223	48.50%, see rank	47.31%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,171	27.73%, see rank	37.59%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,241	29.39%, see rank	21.84%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,462	34.62%, see rank	33.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	43	1.02%, see rank	0.77%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	64	1.52%, see rank	0.33%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	200	4.74%, see rank	5.66%	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

	Altamont, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,707	100%	1,763,324	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	342	3.93%, see rank	3.43%	1.86%
Construction	584	6.71%, see rank	7.03%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,051	12.07%, see rank	11.79%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	191	2.19%, see rank	3.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,269	14.57%, see rank	12.28%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	335	3.85%, see rank	4.33%	5.07%
Information	221	2.54%, see rank	2.09%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	352	4.04%, see rank	6.39%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	630	7.24%, see rank	9.99%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,879	21.58%, see rank	20.88%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	699	8.03%, see rank	9.21%	8.86%
Public Administration	558	6.41%, see rank	4.55%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	596	6.85%, see rank	4.84%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Altamont, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,384	16.66%, see rank	14.00%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	739	12.82%, see rank	9.60%	10.08%

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