USA.com / Kentucky / Harlan County / Benham, KY / Income and Careers

Benham, KY Income and Careers

Basic InfoPopulation/RacesIncome/CareersHousingEducationCrime/Crime RateOthers

Hot Rankings

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities Nearby

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate Nearby

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income Nearby

Expensive / Cheapest Homes Nearby

Most / Least Educated Cities Nearby

Fastest / Slowest Growing Cities in KY

High / Low KY Cities by Males Employed

High / Low KY Cities by Females Employed

Best / Worst Cities by Crime Rate in KY

Richest / Poorest Cities by Income in KY

Expensive / Cheapest Homes by City in KY

Most / Least Educated Cities in KY

As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benham is $22,346, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Benham median household income is $38,333, which has grown by 51.81% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benham residents spend 15.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 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, #191

Benham, KY	22,346 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benham, KY	26,620 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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

Benham, KY	39,167 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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

Benham, KY	20,795 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #244

Benham, KY	38,333 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benham, KY	47,099 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #50

Benham, KY	51.81%
Kentucky	28.72%
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

	Benham, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.01%	$22,303, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	53.25%	$17,776, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.41%	$0, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	43.50%	$13,461, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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

Benham, KY	52,361 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benham, KY	55,555 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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

	Benham, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$41,875, see rank	$44,895	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benham, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
25 to 44	$53,929, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,477, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$24,600, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benham, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	457, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	230, 50.33%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	113, 49.13%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	113, 49.13%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	113, 100.00%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	117, 50.87%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	227, 49.67%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	77, 33.92%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	77, 33.92%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	77, 100.00%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	150, 66.08%, see rank	44.88%	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

	Benham, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	190, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	185, 97.37%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4, 2.11%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	1, 0.53%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benham, KY	15.8 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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

	Benham, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	190	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	113, 59.47%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	40, 35.40%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	31, 27.43%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2, 1.77%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 15.93%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 3.54%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	77, 40.53%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26, 33.77%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	22, 28.57%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	24, 31.17%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5, 6.49%, see rank	8.09%	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

	Benham, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	190, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28, 14.74%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	10, 5.26%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	21, 11.05%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6, 3.16%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	2, 1.05%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	10, 5.26%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	48, 25.26%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32, 16.84%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	29, 15.26%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 2.11%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benham, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	92	17.26%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	32	19.39%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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