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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cheyenne County is $23,415, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cheyenne County median household income is $53,900, which has grown by 45.46% 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 Cheyenne County residents spend 12.7 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, #42

Cheyenne County	23,415 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

Cheyenne County	25,857 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

Cheyenne County	32,625 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

Cheyenne County	17,298 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, #26

Cheyenne County	53,900 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cheyenne County	62,111 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #8

Cheyenne County	45.46%
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

	Cheyenne County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.31%	$12,868, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.38%	$15,102, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.76%	$850, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	8.63%	$19,276, 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

Cheyenne County	65,792 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cheyenne County	75,976 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

	Cheyenne County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$54,100, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$36,382, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$70,750, see rank	$64,854	$73,244

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cheyenne County	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$38,750, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,688, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,375, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$30,000, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cheyenne County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,628, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	825, 50.68%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	669, 81.09%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	669, 81.09%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	638, 95.37%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 4.63%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	156, 18.91%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	803, 49.32%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	475, 59.15%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	475, 59.15%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	440, 92.63%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 7.37%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	328, 40.85%, 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

	Cheyenne County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,076, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	772, 71.75%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	96, 8.92%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	52, 4.83%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 1.67%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	138, 12.83%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cheyenne County	12.7 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

	Cheyenne County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,078	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	638, 59.18%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	248, 38.87%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	39, 6.11%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	60, 9.40%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	97, 15.20%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	74, 11.60%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	87, 13.64%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	440, 40.82%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	197, 44.77%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	96, 21.82%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	131, 29.77%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 3.64%, 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

	Cheyenne County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,078, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	301, 27.92%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	71, 6.59%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26, 2.41%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	39, 3.62%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	75, 6.96%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	65, 6.03%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	51, 4.73%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	73, 6.77%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	33, 3.06%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	222, 20.59%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	60, 5.57%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	32, 2.97%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	30, 2.78%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cheyenne County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	182	8.67%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	18	3.52%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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