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Bend Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bend Area is $28,054, which is about the same as the state average of $27,173 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Bend Area median household income is $49,584. On average Bend Area residents spend 17.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.4 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, #135

Bend Area	28,054 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bend Area	25,991 USD
Oregon	27,230 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

Bend Area	31,183 USD
Oregon	32,599 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

Bend Area	21,462 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #273

Bend Area	49,584 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bend Area	68,088 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Bend Area		-8.03%
Oregon		23.47%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Bend Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oregon 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

	Bend Area		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.04%	$22,937, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.53%	$17,862, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.22%	$3,073, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.18%	$32,799, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	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

Bend Area	61,137 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bend Area	78,646 USD
Oregon	79,373 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

	Bend Area	Oregon	U.S.
White	$50,042, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Black	$70,331, see rank	$33,505	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,419, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$35,893, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,400, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
One Race, Other	$39,512, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$70,301, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Bend Area	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$34,061, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,311, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,961, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$38,853, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Bend Area	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	131,138, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	63,860, 48.70%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	42,153, 66.01%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	107, 0.17%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	42,046, 65.84%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	36,987, 87.97%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,059, 12.03%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	21,707, 33.99%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	67,278, 51.30%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	38,440, 57.14%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	38,440, 57.14%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	34,757, 90.42%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,683, 9.58%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28,838, 42.86%, see rank	42.03%	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

	Bend Area	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	69,913, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	53,415, 76.40%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,486, 9.28%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	445, 0.64%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	1,910, 2.73%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	2,040, 2.92%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,617, 8.03%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bend Area	17.9 minutes
Oregon	22.4 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

	Bend Area	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	71,744	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	36,987, 51.55%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,574, 34.00%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,897, 15.94%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,467, 17.48%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	679, 1.84%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,320, 8.98%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,093, 16.47%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	34,757, 48.45%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,964, 40.18%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	8,403, 24.18%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,630, 30.58%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75, 0.22%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	182, 0.52%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,410, 4.06%, see rank	5.35%	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

	Bend Area	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	71,744, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,201, 3.07%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	4,866, 6.78%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,965, 8.31%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,265, 1.76%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,300, 12.96%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,108, 2.94%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	1,967, 2.74%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,199, 5.85%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	8,414, 11.73%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	14,841, 20.69%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,883, 13.78%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,807, 3.91%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,928, 5.48%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Bend Area	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	24,318	15.01%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,669	10.77%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

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