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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Benzie County is $25,433, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Benzie County median household income is $47,620, which has grown by 27.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Benzie County residents spend 25.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 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, #17

Benzie County	25,433 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Benzie County	22,649 USD
Michigan	27,763 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

Benzie County	26,415 USD
Michigan	34,444 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

Benzie County	20,199 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #22

Benzie County	47,620 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Benzie County	59,167 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

Benzie County	27.50%
Michigan	9.90%
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

	Benzie County		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.99%	$18,699, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.81%	$18,549, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.75%	$3,005, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.53%	$23,433, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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

Benzie County	56,231 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Benzie County	69,564 USD
Michigan	78,408 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

	Benzie County	Michigan	U.S.
White	$48,191, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Hispanic	$26,853, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,000, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Two or More Races	$26,595, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Benzie County	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$26,705, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,054, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,952, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$39,909, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Benzie County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,435, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	7,131, 49.40%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,370, 61.28%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.18%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,357, 61.10%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,906, 89.65%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	451, 10.35%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,761, 38.72%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	7,304, 50.60%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,130, 56.54%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,130, 56.54%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,782, 91.57%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	348, 8.43%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,174, 43.46%, see rank	42.52%	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

	Benzie County	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,493, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,796, 77.35%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	907, 12.10%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	119, 1.59%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	158, 2.11%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	72, 0.96%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	441, 5.89%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Benzie County	25.1 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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

	Benzie County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,688	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	3,906, 50.81%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	964, 24.68%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	688, 17.61%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	569, 14.57%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	74, 1.89%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	587, 15.03%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	744, 19.05%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	3,782, 49.19%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,338, 35.38%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	950, 25.12%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,150, 30.41%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	48, 1.27%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.32%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	280, 7.40%, see rank	7.30%	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

	Benzie County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,688, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	186, 2.42%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	666, 8.66%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	766, 9.96%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	80, 1.04%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,013, 13.18%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	439, 5.71%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	36, 0.47%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	362, 4.71%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	547, 7.11%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,722, 22.40%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,056, 13.74%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	454, 5.91%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	361, 4.70%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Benzie County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,079	12.05%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	315	6.50%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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