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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Central City Area is $20,173, which is lower than the state average of $23,210 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Central City Area median household income is $38,835. On average Central City Area residents spend 21.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #747

Central City Area	20,173 USD
Kentucky	23,210 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Central City Area	25,561 USD
Kentucky	26,556 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Central City Area	31,633 USD
Kentucky	31,567 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Central City Area	19,600 USD
Kentucky	21,959 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #759

Central City Area	38,835 USD
Kentucky	42,610 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Central City Area	50,440 USD
Kentucky	57,876 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Central City Area	9.04%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Central City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Central City Area		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.43%	$8,308, see rank	17.84%	$12,391	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	41.54%	$15,787, see rank	32.47%	$15,575	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	2.44%	$2,358, see rank	2.53%	$3,248	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	25.00%	$15,139, see rank	19.45%	$19,977	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Central City Area	45,634 USD
Kentucky	53,833 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Central City Area	58,078 USD
Kentucky	68,559 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Central City Area	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$39,348, see rank	$44,050	$56,203
Black	$35,393, see rank	$29,055	$35,564
Hispanic	$31,953, see rank	$34,369	$41,994
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,393, see rank	$30,560	$37,469
One Race, Other	$85,511, see rank	$33,064	$40,405
Two or More Races	$28,750, see rank	$30,828	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Central City Area	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$35,000, see rank	$21,833	$25,955
25 to 44	$48,846, see rank	$48,641	$58,073
45 to 64	$43,905, see rank	$51,423	$64,486
65 or over	$25,936, see rank	$29,338	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Central City Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	25,509, see rank	3,433,526	243,810,053
Male¹	12,791, 50.14%, see rank	48.62%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,080, 55.35%, see rank	65.35%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	38, 0.30%, see rank	0.96%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	7,042, 55.05%, see rank	64.38%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,410, 91.03%, see rank	89.92%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	632, 8.97%, see rank	10.08%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,711, 44.65%, see rank	34.65%	29.80%
Female¹	12,718, 49.86%, see rank	51.38%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,718, 44.96%, see rank	55.60%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	5,718, 44.96%, see rank	55.51%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,354, 93.63%, see rank	91.19%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	364, 6.37%, see rank	8.81%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,000, 55.04%, see rank	44.40%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Central City Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,433, 100%	1,833,778	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,760, 85.37%, see rank	82.20%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,074, 9.39%, see rank	10.39%	10.03%
Public Transportation	35, 0.31%, see rank	1.15%	4.98%
Walked	191, 1.67%, see rank	2.17%	2.82%
Other Means	184, 1.61%, see rank	1.09%	1.76%
Worked at Home	189, 1.65%, see rank	2.99%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Central City Area	21.5 minutes
Kentucky	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Central City Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,764	1,859,549	141,996,548
Male¹	6,410, 54.49%, see rank	51.97%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,254, 19.56%, see rank	27.43%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	712, 11.11%, see rank	13.22%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	578, 9.02%, see rank	16.44%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	113, 1.76%, see rank	1.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,072, 16.72%, see rank	10.76%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,068, 32.26%, see rank	24.09%	17.87%
Female¹	5,354, 45.51%, see rank	48.03%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,968, 36.76%, see rank	37.43%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,349, 25.20%, see rank	20.49%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,560, 29.14%, see rank	33.13%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 0.19%, see rank	0.33%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	467, 8.72%, see rank	8.09%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Central City Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,764, 100%	1,859,549	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	626, 5.32%, see rank	2.93%	1.90%
Construction	800, 6.80%, see rank	6.28%	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,424, 12.10%, see rank	13.68%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	137, 1.16%, see rank	2.66%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,718, 14.60%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	951, 8.08%, see rank	6.02%	5.00%
Information	83, 0.71%, see rank	1.77%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	260, 2.21%, see rank	5.50%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	581, 4.94%, see rank	7.68%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,268, 27.78%, see rank	24.13%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	570, 4.85%, see rank	8.36%	9.18%
Public Administration	667, 5.67%, see rank	4.54%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	679, 5.77%, see rank	4.71%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Central City Area	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,774	19.26%, see rank	18.56%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,200	13.92%, see rank	14.15%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.