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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Altona is $42,150, which is higher than the state average of $31,674 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Altona median household income is $91,125. On average Altona residents spend 22.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 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, #59

Altona, CO	42,150 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Altona, CO	20,766 USD
Colorado	32,301 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

Altona, CO	92,784 USD
Colorado	38,288 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

Altona, CO	10,469 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #41

Altona, CO	91,125 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Altona, CO	101,441 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Altona, CO	161.79%
Colorado	25.94%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Altona, CO median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Colorado and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Altona, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	37.56%	$42,673, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.60%	$10,435, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.47%	$0, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	-0.47%	$0, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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

Altona, CO	95,417 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Altona, CO	105,241 USD
Colorado	94,432 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

	Altona, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$91,125, see rank	$61,794	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Altona, CO	Colorado	U.S.
45 to 64	$93,750, see rank	$72,479	$65,027

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

Employment Status

	Altona, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	444, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	149, 33.56%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	149, 100.00%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	149, 100.00%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	149, 100.00%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	0, 0.00%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	295, 66.44%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	246, 83.39%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	246, 83.39%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	208, 84.55%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 15.45%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	49, 16.61%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Altona, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	357, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	238, 66.67%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	31, 8.68%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 6.16%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	48, 13.45%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 5.04%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Altona, CO	22.8 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Altona, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	357	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	149, 41.74%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	64, 42.95%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52, 34.90%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 7.38%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	208, 58.26%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	113, 54.33%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	38, 18.27%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	57, 27.40%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.16%	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

	Altona, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	357, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 5.04%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	20, 5.60%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 2.52%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	31, 8.68%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	55, 15.41%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	21, 5.88%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49, 13.73%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	120, 33.61%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17, 4.76%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17, 4.76%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Altona, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	122	22.43%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	56	29.17%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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