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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Darke County is $21,483, which is lower than the state average of $25,113 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Darke County median household income is $44,280, which has grown by 12.65% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 10.09% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Darke County residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #48

Darke County	21,483 USD
Ohio	25,113 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Darke County	25,584 USD
Ohio	28,016 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Darke County	32,423 USD
Ohio	34,614 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Darke County	20,193 USD
Ohio	22,292 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #47

Darke County	44,280 USD
Ohio	47,358 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Darke County	53,927 USD
Ohio	62,205 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #68

Darke County	12.65%
Ohio	10.09%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Darke County		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.58%	$9,000, see rank	23.76%	$11,429	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	33.24%	$15,755, see rank	28.48%	$15,240	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.81%	$2,143, see rank	2.93%	$3,016	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	21.55%	$14,420, see rank	20.45%	$19,743	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Darke County	53,454 USD
Ohio	59,680 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Darke County	62,528 USD
Ohio	74,164 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Darke County	Ohio	U.S.
White	$44,340, see rank	$50,462	$54,999
Black	$32,604, see rank	$28,759	$35,194
Hispanic	$26,786, see rank	$36,350	$41,534
Asian	$19,926, see rank	$63,906	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$70,417, see rank	$36,549	$36,779
One Race, Other	$24,844, see rank	$34,723	$40,847
Two or More Races	$36,023, see rank	$35,611	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Darke County	Ohio	U.S.
less than 25	$29,205, see rank	$21,951	$26,465
25 to 44	$50,785, see rank	$52,988	$57,132
45 to 64	$56,089, see rank	$58,956	$63,398
65 or over	$28,125, see rank	$31,472	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Darke County	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	41,302	see rank	9,079,315	238,733,844
Male¹	20,070	48.59%, see rank	48.14%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,454	72.02%, see rank	70.04%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7	0.03%, see rank	0.23%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	14,447	71.98%, see rank	69.82%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,127	90.86%, see rank	90.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,320	9.14%, see rank	9.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,616	27.98%, see rank	29.96%	29.08%
Female¹	21,232	51.41%, see rank	51.86%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,840	60.47%, see rank	60.07%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	12,840	60.47%, see rank	60.03%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,741	91.44%, see rank	92.12%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,099	8.56%, see rank	7.88%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,392	39.53%, see rank	39.93%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Darke County	%	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,233	100%	5,246,423	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,460	84.43%, see rank	83.07%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,878	7.75%, see rank	8.34%	10.35%
Public Transportation	118	0.49%, see rank	1.84%	4.94%
Walked	420	1.73%, see rank	2.32%	2.85%
Other Means	245	1.01%, see rank	1.03%	1.72%
Worked at Home	1,112	4.59%, see rank	3.41%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Darke County	22.5 minutes
Ohio	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Darke County	%	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,868	-	5,369,857	141,833,331
Male¹	13,127	52.79%, see rank	51.51%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,924	22.27%, see rank	30.51%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,058	8.06%, see rank	13.41%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,896	14.44%, see rank	17.18%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	304	2.32%, see rank	0.51%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,481	11.28%, see rank	8.51%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,411	33.60%, see rank	23.57%	18.08%
Female¹	11,741	47.21%, see rank	48.49%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,299	28.10%, see rank	36.49%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2,738	23.32%, see rank	20.97%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,688	31.41%, see rank	33.88%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	43	0.37%, see rank	0.14%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	57	0.49%, see rank	0.29%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,894	16.13%, see rank	7.94%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Darke County	%	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,868	100%	5,369,857	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	972	3.91%, see rank	1.02%	1.86%
Construction	2,051	8.25%, see rank	5.62%	7.13%
Manufacturing	6,195	24.91%, see rank	16.01%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	814	3.27%, see rank	3.04%	3.06%
Retail Trade	2,754	11.07%, see rank	11.67%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,406	5.65%, see rank	4.96%	5.07%
Information	327	1.31%, see rank	1.96%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,097	4.41%, see rank	6.59%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,544	6.21%, see rank	8.91%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,884	19.64%, see rank	23.37%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,208	4.86%, see rank	8.47%	8.86%
Public Administration	505	2.03%, see rank	3.92%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,111	4.47%, see rank	4.46%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Darke County	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,541	10.64%, see rank	14.16%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	1,095	7.54%, see rank	10.32%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.