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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Chaffee County is $27,467, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Chaffee County median household income is $48,528, which has grown by 41.20% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.94% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Chaffee County residents spend 13.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 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, #26

Chaffee County	27,467 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Chaffee County	25,340 USD
Colorado	32,301 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

Chaffee County	31,609 USD
Colorado	38,288 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

Chaffee County	19,268 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #31

Chaffee County	48,528 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Chaffee County	62,146 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #11

Chaffee County	41.20%
Colorado	25.94%
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

	Chaffee County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.10%	$16,832, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.72%	$18,118, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.82%	$2,424, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.51%	$24,349, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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

Chaffee County	57,982 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Chaffee County	72,369 USD
Colorado	94,432 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

	Chaffee County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$49,153, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$27,949, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,919, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
One Race, Other	$31,042, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,250, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Chaffee County	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$26,750, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,333, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,191, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$41,250, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Chaffee County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,616, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	8,285, 53.05%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,745, 57.27%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,745, 57.27%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,412, 92.98%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	333, 7.02%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,540, 42.73%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	7,331, 46.95%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,087, 55.75%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,087, 55.75%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,878, 94.89%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	209, 5.11%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,244, 44.25%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Chaffee County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,080, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,600, 69.31%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	846, 10.47%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	17, 0.21%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	360, 4.46%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	387, 4.79%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	870, 10.77%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Chaffee County	13.9 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Chaffee County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,290	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	4,412, 53.22%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,480, 33.54%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	733, 16.61%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	838, 18.99%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	44, 1.00%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	679, 15.39%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	424, 9.61%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	3,878, 46.78%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,503, 38.76%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	933, 24.06%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,239, 31.95%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.44%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 0.39%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	159, 4.10%, see rank	4.16%	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

	Chaffee County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,290, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	241, 2.91%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	948, 11.44%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	322, 3.88%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	180, 2.17%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,138, 13.73%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	317, 3.82%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	150, 1.81%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	455, 5.49%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	744, 8.97%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,552, 18.72%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,127, 13.59%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	660, 7.96%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	456, 5.50%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Chaffee County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,480	8.72%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	317	6.14%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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