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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Defiance Area is $23,539, which is lower than the state average of $26,520 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Defiance Area median household income is $48,853. On average Defiance Area residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 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, #431

Defiance Area	23,539 USD
Ohio	26,520 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Defiance Area	27,522 USD
Ohio	29,672 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

Defiance Area	33,802 USD
Ohio	35,698 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

Defiance Area	21,175 USD
Ohio	24,126 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #308

Defiance Area	48,853 USD
Ohio	48,849 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Defiance Area	58,751 USD
Ohio	65,491 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Defiance Area	8.37%
Ohio	19.27%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Defiance Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Ohio 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

	Defiance Area		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.52%	$6,833, see rank	20.41%	$12,326	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.19%	$18,574, see rank	30.33%	$17,126	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.23%	$2,891, see rank	3.33%	$3,240	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.19%	$19,911, see rank	20.91%	$22,104	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

Defiance Area	57,363 USD
Ohio	62,104 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Defiance Area	67,052 USD
Ohio	78,539 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

	Defiance Area	Ohio	U.S.
White	$49,483, see rank	$52,251	$56,900
Black	$30,913, see rank	$27,909	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,515, see rank	$37,644	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,625, see rank	$32,551	$37,170
One Race, Other	$48,458, see rank	$35,695	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,477, see rank	$35,360	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Defiance Area	Ohio	U.S.
less than 25	$21,955, see rank	$21,759	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,971, see rank	$53,889	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,305, see rank	$60,154	$65,027
65 or over	$38,164, see rank	$35,190	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Defiance Area	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	30,739, see rank	9,197,668	248,775,628
Male¹	15,106, 49.14%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,368, 68.63%, see rank	68.34%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,368, 68.63%, see rank	68.17%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,367, 90.35%, see rank	90.09%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,001, 9.65%, see rank	9.91%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,738, 31.37%, see rank	31.66%	30.72%
Female¹	15,633, 50.86%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,237, 59.09%, see rank	59.15%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,237, 59.09%, see rank	59.12%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,549, 92.55%, see rank	91.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	688, 7.45%, see rank	8.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,396, 40.91%, see rank	40.85%	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

	Defiance Area	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17,630, 100%	5,199,477	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,375, 87.21%, see rank	83.53%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,362, 7.73%, see rank	7.95%	9.59%
Public Transportation	81, 0.46%, see rank	1.62%	5.06%
Walked	281, 1.59%, see rank	2.28%	2.78%
Other Means	180, 1.02%, see rank	1.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	351, 1.99%, see rank	3.51%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Defiance Area	19.8 minutes
Ohio	22.8 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

	Defiance Area	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,916	5,303,013	143,435,233
Male¹	9,367, 52.28%, see rank	51.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,951, 20.83%, see rank	31.33%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,091, 11.65%, see rank	13.93%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,206, 12.87%, see rank	17.05%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	197, 2.10%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	803, 8.57%, see rank	7.79%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,349, 35.75%, see rank	23.32%	17.94%
Female¹	8,549, 47.72%, see rank	48.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,672, 31.26%, see rank	38.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,728, 20.21%, see rank	21.81%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,905, 33.98%, see rank	31.93%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	67, 0.78%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1, 0.01%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,094, 12.80%, see rank	7.38%	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

	Defiance Area	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,916, 100%	5,303,013	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	401, 2.24%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	911, 5.08%, see rank	5.15%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,112, 28.53%, see rank	15.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	303, 1.69%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,064, 11.52%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	623, 3.48%, see rank	4.72%	4.93%
Information	219, 1.22%, see rank	1.76%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	814, 4.54%, see rank	6.40%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,038, 5.79%, see rank	9.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,733, 20.84%, see rank	24.42%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,403, 7.83%, see rank	8.95%	9.49%
Public Administration	602, 3.36%, see rank	3.97%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	693, 3.87%, see rank	4.51%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Defiance Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,119	13.51%, see rank	15.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,059	9.79%, see rank	11.69%	11.47%

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