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Arkansas City, KS Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Arkansas City is $17,953, which is much lower than the state average of $27,367 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Arkansas City median household income is $37,139, which has grown by 27.37% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 27.69% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Arkansas City residents spend 13.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 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, #526

Arkansas City, KS	17,953 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Arkansas City, KS	20,322 USD
Kansas	29,793 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

Arkansas City, KS	23,476 USD
Kansas	35,528 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

Arkansas City, KS	17,961 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #457

Arkansas City, KS	37,139 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Arkansas City, KS	44,965 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #354

Arkansas City, KS	27.37%
Kansas	27.69%
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

	Arkansas City, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.14%	$5,456, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.82%	$17,495, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.78%	$2,746, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.81%	$13,337, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	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

Arkansas City, KS	44,150 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Arkansas City, KS	51,851 USD
Kansas	83,035 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

	Arkansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$38,382, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Black	$29,861, see rank	$32,903	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,941, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$22,130, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
One Race, Other	$20,664, see rank	$39,298	$40,300
Two or More Races	$17,198, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Arkansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$22,723, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,943, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,958, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$28,991, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Arkansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,412, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	4,433, 47.10%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,965, 66.88%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,965, 66.88%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,521, 85.03%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	444, 14.97%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,468, 33.12%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	4,979, 52.90%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,808, 56.40%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,808, 56.40%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,564, 91.31%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	244, 8.69%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,171, 43.60%, see rank	37.80%	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

	Arkansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,047, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,784, 74.98%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	911, 18.05%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	89, 1.76%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	121, 2.40%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	142, 2.81%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Arkansas City, KS	13.9 minutes
Kansas	18.6 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

	Arkansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,085	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	2,521, 49.58%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	445, 17.65%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	466, 18.48%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	269, 10.67%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	37, 1.47%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	368, 14.60%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	684, 27.13%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	2,564, 50.42%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	712, 27.77%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	656, 25.59%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	914, 35.65%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 0.90%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.31%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	221, 8.62%, see rank	5.97%	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

	Arkansas City, KS	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,085, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	92, 1.81%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	307, 6.04%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,116, 21.95%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	97, 1.91%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	607, 11.94%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	174, 3.42%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	79, 1.55%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	220, 4.33%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	188, 3.70%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,229, 24.17%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	653, 12.84%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	154, 3.03%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	169, 3.32%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Arkansas City, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,827	24.38%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	479	17.01%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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