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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Clark County is $25,057, which is about the same as the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Clark County median household income is $51,182, which has grown by 27.60% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.25% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Clark County residents spend 24.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.1 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, #20

Clark County	25,057 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Clark County	31,521 USD
Indiana	28,819 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

Clark County	36,346 USD
Indiana	35,272 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

Clark County	27,175 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #25

Clark County	51,182 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Clark County	62,668 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #14

Clark County	27.60%
Indiana	17.25%
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

	Clark County		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.20%	$15,933, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.12%	$17,401, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.77%	$3,231, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.09%	$18,028, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	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

Clark County	62,653 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Clark County	73,348 USD
Indiana	75,012 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

	Clark County	Indiana	U.S.
White	$52,396, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$43,007, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,364, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$48,409, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
One Race, Other	$44,688, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,339, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Clark County	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$28,857, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,328, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,830, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$34,933, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Clark County	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	88,950, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	43,004, 48.35%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	30,213, 70.26%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	60, 0.14%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	30,153, 70.12%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	27,349, 90.70%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,804, 9.30%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,791, 29.74%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	45,946, 51.65%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	28,481, 61.99%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	28,481, 61.99%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	26,522, 93.12%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,959, 6.88%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,465, 38.01%, see rank	40.83%	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

	Clark County	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	52,900, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	45,701, 86.39%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,579, 8.66%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	233, 0.44%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	615, 1.16%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	464, 0.88%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,308, 2.47%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Clark County	24.0 minutes
Indiana	23.1 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

	Clark County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	53,871	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	27,349, 50.77%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,653, 24.33%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,860, 14.11%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,668, 20.72%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	83, 0.30%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,016, 7.37%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,306, 26.71%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	26,522, 49.23%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,109, 34.35%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,436, 20.50%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,019, 34.01%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.04%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	133, 0.50%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,739, 10.33%, see rank	9.40%	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

	Clark County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	53,871, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	253, 0.47%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	2,684, 4.98%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	8,129, 15.09%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,547, 2.87%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,645, 12.34%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,758, 6.98%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	773, 1.43%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,564, 6.62%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,715, 8.75%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	11,677, 21.68%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,313, 9.86%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,461, 4.57%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,352, 4.37%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Clark County	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,834	11.60%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,368	8.29%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

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