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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cheshire County is $29,591, which is lower than the state average of $33,821 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Cheshire County median household income is $56,139, which has grown by 32.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 33.39% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cheshire County residents spend 21.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.3 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, #8

Cheshire County	29,591 USD
New Hampshire	33,821 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cheshire County	28,208 USD
New Hampshire	35,009 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

Cheshire County	34,502 USD
New Hampshire	41,976 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

Cheshire County	23,488 USD
New Hampshire	28,723 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #7

Cheshire County	56,139 USD
New Hampshire	65,986 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cheshire County	72,719 USD
New Hampshire	84,480 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Cheshire County	32.46%
New Hampshire	33.39%
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

	Cheshire County		New Hampshire		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.63%	$18,761, see rank	25.04%	$16,109	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.09%	$18,111, see rank	30.31%	$18,482	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.43%	$3,570, see rank	2.80%	$3,506	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.70%	$21,280, see rank	17.84%	$23,544	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

Cheshire County	70,787 USD
New Hampshire	80,812 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cheshire County	86,039 USD
New Hampshire	98,683 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

	Cheshire County	New Hampshire	U.S.
White	$56,299, see rank	$66,212	$56,900
Black	$59,779, see rank	$49,815	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,429, see rank	$48,670	$42,396
Asian	$69,583, see rank	$78,339	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$23,849, see rank	$36,298	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,773, see rank	$51,169	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,516, see rank	$49,325	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cheshire County	New Hampshire	U.S.
less than 25	$21,609, see rank	$34,016	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,834, see rank	$73,372	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,405, see rank	$79,429	$65,027
65 or over	$37,224, see rank	$41,786	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cheshire County	New Hampshire	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	63,932, see rank	1,080,795	248,775,628
Male¹	30,997, 48.48%, see rank	48.99%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	22,039, 71.10%, see rank	73.47%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	94, 0.30%, see rank	0.25%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	21,945, 70.80%, see rank	73.23%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	19,968, 90.99%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,977, 9.01%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,958, 28.90%, see rank	26.53%	30.72%
Female¹	32,935, 51.52%, see rank	51.01%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	20,909, 63.49%, see rank	64.16%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	20,909, 63.49%, see rank	64.14%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	19,515, 93.33%, see rank	94.28%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,394, 6.67%, see rank	5.72%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	12,026, 36.51%, see rank	35.84%	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

	Cheshire County	New Hampshire	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	38,710, 100%	676,708	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	30,553, 78.93%, see rank	81.28%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,105, 8.02%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	186, 0.48%, see rank	0.85%	5.06%
Walked	1,608, 4.15%, see rank	2.92%	2.78%
Other Means	461, 1.19%, see rank	1.22%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,797, 7.23%, see rank	5.79%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cheshire County	21.8 minutes
New Hampshire	26.3 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

	Cheshire County	New Hampshire	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,483	693,329	143,435,233
Male¹	19,968, 50.57%, see rank	51.91%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,273, 31.42%, see rank	36.02%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,606, 13.05%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,255, 16.30%, see rank	17.83%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	205, 1.03%, see rank	0.63%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,357, 11.80%, see rank	9.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,034, 20.20%, see rank	15.93%	17.94%
Female¹	19,515, 49.43%, see rank	48.09%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,776, 39.85%, see rank	43.41%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,055, 20.78%, see rank	18.50%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,057, 31.04%, see rank	31.65%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 0.12%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 0.12%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,559, 7.99%, see rank	5.80%	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

	Cheshire County	New Hampshire	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,483, 100%	693,329	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	447, 1.13%, see rank	0.87%	1.96%
Construction	3,114, 7.89%, see rank	7.10%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,788, 14.66%, see rank	12.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,940, 4.91%, see rank	3.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,660, 11.80%, see rank	12.55%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,572, 3.98%, see rank	3.89%	4.93%
Information	622, 1.58%, see rank	2.11%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,079, 5.27%, see rank	6.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,319, 5.87%, see rank	10.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,125, 28.18%, see rank	24.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,058, 7.75%, see rank	8.51%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,117, 2.83%, see rank	3.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,642, 4.16%, see rank	4.26%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cheshire County	%	New Hampshire	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,427	11.74%, see rank	8.85%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,185	6.11%, see rank	5.70%	11.47%

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