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Cheyenne Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cheyenne Area is $29,375, which is about the same as the state average of $29,381 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Cheyenne Area median household income is $58,324. On average Cheyenne Area residents spend 14.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.3 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, #104

Cheyenne Area	29,375 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cheyenne Area	32,881 USD
Wyoming	31,087 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 Area	38,549 USD
Wyoming	41,018 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 Area	27,111 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #86

Cheyenne Area	58,324 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cheyenne Area	72,015 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Cheyenne Area	13.33%
Wyoming	53.73%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Cheyenne Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Wyoming 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

	Cheyenne Area		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.08%	$11,794, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.55%	$18,316, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.49%	$4,976, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.81%	$26,060, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	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 Area	74,324 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cheyenne Area	84,881 USD
Wyoming	84,442 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 Area	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$61,650, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Black	$46,204, see rank	$36,479	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,391, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
Asian	$24,732, see rank	$43,125	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$17,395, see rank	$41,502	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,250, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,926, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cheyenne Area	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$30,774, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,550, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,902, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$44,964, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cheyenne Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	74,330, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	37,192, 50.04%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	27,143, 72.98%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1,798, 4.83%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	25,345, 68.15%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	23,757, 93.73%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,588, 6.27%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,049, 27.02%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	37,138, 49.96%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	23,494, 63.26%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	387, 1.04%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	23,107, 62.22%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	22,207, 96.11%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	900, 3.89%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,644, 36.74%, see rank	37.14%	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 Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	47,604, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	39,314, 82.59%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,434, 9.31%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	221, 0.46%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	1,014, 2.13%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	912, 1.92%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,709, 3.59%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cheyenne Area	14.6 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 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

	Cheyenne Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	45,964	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	23,757, 51.69%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,387, 31.09%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,315, 13.95%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,655, 15.38%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	129, 0.54%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,751, 11.58%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,462, 18.78%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	22,207, 48.31%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,468, 42.64%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,641, 20.90%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,211, 32.47%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	66, 0.30%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	135, 0.61%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	576, 2.59%, see rank	4.10%	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 Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	45,964, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,626, 3.54%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	3,353, 7.29%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,797, 3.91%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	738, 1.61%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,762, 12.54%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,068, 6.67%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	1,184, 2.58%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,195, 4.78%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,890, 8.46%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,612, 20.91%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,914, 8.52%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,911, 15.04%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,914, 4.16%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cheyenne Area	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,728	10.53%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,947	7.85%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

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