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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Blue Hills is $23,301, which is much lower than the state average of $36,775 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Blue Hills median household income is $47,668, which has shrunk by 2.44% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 18.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Blue Hills residents spend 23.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #123

Blue Hills, CT	23,301 USD
Connecticut	36,775 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Hills, CT	24,974 USD
Connecticut	36,787 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Hills, CT	20,143 USD
Connecticut	44,959 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Blue Hills, CT	28,125 USD
Connecticut	30,228 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #122

Blue Hills, CT	47,668 USD
Connecticut	67,740 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Blue Hills, CT	56,783 USD
Connecticut	94,306 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #113

Blue Hills, CT		-2.44%
Connecticut		18.72%
U.S.		19.17%

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

	Blue Hills, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.00%	$7,549, see rank	30.93%	$19,321	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	39.98%	$14,153, see rank	28.26%	$16,613	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.05%	$5,208, see rank	2.63%	$4,246	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	27.38%	$18,800, see rank	17.80%	$23,259	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Blue Hills, CT	66,232 USD
Connecticut	84,170 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Blue Hills, CT	68,733 USD
Connecticut	112,576 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Blue Hills, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$36,053, see rank	$72,889	$54,999
Black	$48,083, see rank	$43,587	$35,194
Hispanic	$36,316, see rank	$39,536	$41,534
Two or More Races	$27,411, see rank	$51,051	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Blue Hills, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$49,583, see rank	$73,744	$57,132
45 to 64	$65,039, see rank	$84,875	$63,398
65 or over	$28,148, see rank	$39,360	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Blue Hills, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,470	see rank	2,820,837	238,733,844
Male¹	1,062	43.00%, see rank	47.97%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	850	80.04%, see rank	73.84%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	850	80.04%, see rank	73.25%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	805	94.71%, see rank	92.17%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	45	5.29%, see rank	7.83%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	212	19.96%, see rank	26.16%	29.08%
Female¹	1,408	57.00%, see rank	52.03%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	832	59.09%, see rank	62.73%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	832	59.09%, see rank	62.67%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	706	84.86%, see rank	92.64%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	126	15.14%, see rank	7.36%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	576	40.91%, see rank	37.27%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Blue Hills, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,414	100%	1,726,096	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,051	74.33%, see rank	79.06%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	177	12.52%, see rank	8.32%	10.35%
Public Transportation	174	12.31%, see rank	4.42%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	3.01%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.24%	1.72%
Worked at Home	12	0.85%, see rank	3.94%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Blue Hills, CT	23.7 minutes
Connecticut	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Blue Hills, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,511	-	1,765,549	141,833,331
Male¹	805	53.28%, see rank	51.74%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74	9.19%, see rank	37.65%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	253	31.43%, see rank	14.37%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	153	19.01%, see rank	18.05%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15	1.86%, see rank	9.38%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	286	35.53%, see rank	14.91%	18.08%
Female¹	706	46.72%, see rank	48.26%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	200	28.33%, see rank	42.45%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	297	42.07%, see rank	19.40%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	134	18.98%, see rank	32.55%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	75	10.62%, see rank	5.06%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Blue Hills, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,511	100%	1,765,549	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	0.37%	1.86%
Construction	15	0.99%, see rank	6.36%	7.13%
Manufacturing	107	7.08%, see rank	11.75%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	20	1.32%, see rank	2.69%	3.06%
Retail Trade	173	11.45%, see rank	11.08%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	145	9.60%, see rank	3.83%	5.07%
Information	19	1.26%, see rank	2.61%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	135	8.93%, see rank	9.49%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	113	7.48%, see rank	10.74%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	403	26.67%, see rank	24.85%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	160	10.59%, see rank	7.96%	8.86%
Public Administration	166	10.99%, see rank	3.80%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	55	3.64%, see rank	4.47%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Blue Hills, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	244	8.44%, see rank	9.15%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	47	6.18%, see rank	6.46%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.