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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cave City is $17,914, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cave City median household income is $26,130, which has grown by 17.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cave City residents spend 21.2 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, #333

Cave City, KY	17,914 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

Cave City, KY	21,183 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

Cave City, KY	26,625 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

Cave City, KY	17,027 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, #417

Cave City, KY	26,130 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cave City, KY	39,671 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #235

Cave City, KY	17.40%
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

	Cave City, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.78%	$4,968, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.42%	$13,103, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.52%	$600, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.33%	$55,678, 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

Cave City, KY	39,362 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cave City, KY	49,994 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

	Cave City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$25,072, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$37,872, see rank	$28,858	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cave City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$37,739, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$27,014, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$26,400, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$23,304, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cave City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,768, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	812, 45.93%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	459, 56.53%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	459, 56.53%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	423, 92.16%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	36, 7.84%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	353, 43.47%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	956, 54.07%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	472, 49.37%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	472, 49.37%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	417, 88.35%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	55, 11.65%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	484, 50.63%, 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

	Cave City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	819, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	661, 80.71%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	87, 10.62%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	19, 2.32%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	52, 6.35%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cave City, KY	21.2 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

	Cave City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	840	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	423, 50.36%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	83, 19.62%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	98, 23.17%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	34, 8.04%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 3.07%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 7.33%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	155, 36.64%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	417, 49.64%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	117, 28.06%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	110, 26.38%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	67, 16.07%, 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	123, 29.50%, 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

	Cave City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	840, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21, 2.50%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	26, 3.10%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	168, 20.00%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	13, 1.55%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	109, 12.98%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	88, 10.48%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	9, 1.07%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4, 0.48%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30, 3.57%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	161, 19.17%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	72, 8.57%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	84, 10.00%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	55, 6.55%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cave City, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	687	31.03%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	172	26.46%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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