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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Betterton is $27,863, which is lower than the state average of $36,670 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Betterton median household income is $51,250, which has grown by 40.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Betterton residents spend 42.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.8 minutes and is much higher 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, #313

Betterton, MD	27,863 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Betterton, MD	31,518 USD
Maryland	40,501 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

Betterton, MD	29,167 USD
Maryland	45,763 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

Betterton, MD	40,625 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #365

Betterton, MD	51,250 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Betterton, MD	67,892 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #157

Betterton, MD	40.50%
Maryland	40.25%
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

	Betterton, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.53%	$9,338, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.18%	$19,120, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.82%	$2,442, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.00%	$23,650, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	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

Betterton, MD	46,563 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Betterton, MD	64,767 USD
Maryland	112,955 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

	Betterton, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$55,156, see rank	$82,638	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Betterton, MD	Maryland	U.S.
25 to 44	$39,643, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,625, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$44,688, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Betterton, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	312, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	146, 46.79%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	87, 59.59%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	87, 59.59%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	75, 86.21%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 13.79%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	59, 40.41%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	166, 53.21%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	73, 43.98%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	73, 43.98%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	73, 100.00%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	93, 56.02%, see rank	35.17%	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

	Betterton, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	140, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	105, 75.00%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	23, 16.43%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	2, 1.43%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	7, 5.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 2.14%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Betterton, MD	42.9 minutes
Maryland	32.8 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

	Betterton, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	148	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	75, 50.68%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17, 22.67%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	11, 14.67%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 9.33%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 2.67%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 17.33%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	73, 49.32%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	41, 56.16%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18, 24.66%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12, 16.44%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2, 2.74%, see rank	3.19%	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

	Betterton, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	148, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8, 5.41%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	5, 3.38%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12, 8.11%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1, 0.68%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	29, 19.59%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 2.70%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 4.73%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	16, 10.81%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	28, 18.92%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	13, 8.78%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	16, 10.81%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 6.08%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Betterton, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	49	14.54%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3	3.45%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

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