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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Aptos is $39,214, which is higher than the state average of $29,906 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Aptos median household income is $78,929, which has grown by 27.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.47% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Aptos residents spend 26.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is about the same as 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, #299

Aptos, CA	39,214 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Aptos, CA	38,185 USD
California	31,345 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

Aptos, CA	37,007 USD
California	35,724 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

Aptos, CA	39,653 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #309

Aptos, CA	78,929 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Aptos, CA	94,267 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #506

Aptos, CA	27.63%
California	29.47%
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

	Aptos, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.96%	$29,506, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.09%	$18,367, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.28%	$9,033, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.84%	$40,108, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	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

Aptos, CA	91,920 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Aptos, CA	113,431 USD
California	96,357 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

	Aptos, CA	California	U.S.
White	$75,436, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$158,958, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$75,729, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$129,028, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
Two or More Races	$44,583, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Aptos, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$2,499, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$68,727, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$96,530, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$50,515, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Aptos, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,873, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	2,340, 48.02%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,736, 74.19%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,736, 74.19%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,504, 86.64%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	232, 13.36%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	604, 25.81%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	2,533, 51.98%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,419, 56.02%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,419, 56.02%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,370, 96.55%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	49, 3.45%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,114, 43.98%, see rank	42.45%	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

	Aptos, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,788, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,215, 79.45%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	104, 3.73%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	36, 1.29%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	26, 0.93%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	125, 4.48%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	282, 10.11%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Aptos, CA	26.1 minutes
California	27.8 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

	Aptos, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,874	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	1,504, 52.33%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	641, 42.62%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	277, 18.42%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	314, 20.88%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	108, 7.18%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	81, 5.39%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	1,370, 47.67%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	786, 57.37%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	138, 10.07%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	383, 27.96%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	31, 2.26%, see rank	5.48%	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

	Aptos, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,874, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	206, 7.17%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	164, 5.71%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	87, 3.03%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	511, 17.78%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	71, 2.47%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	45, 1.57%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	147, 5.11%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	349, 12.14%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	730, 25.40%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	332, 11.55%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	107, 3.72%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	125, 4.35%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Aptos, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	628	10.74%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	90	5.73%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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