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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Dickenson County is $16,278, which is much lower than the state average of $32,145 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Dickenson County median household income is $29,080, which has grown by 24.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.99% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Dickenson County residents spend 33.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.2 minutes and is higher 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, #132

Dickenson County	16,278 USD
Virginia	32,145 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dickenson County	22,867 USD
Virginia	33,027 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

Dickenson County	30,998 USD
Virginia	40,128 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

Dickenson County	14,821 USD
Virginia	26,948 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #131

Dickenson County	29,080 USD
Virginia	61,406 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dickenson County	37,953 USD
Virginia	82,584 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #83

Dickenson County	24.11%
Virginia	29.99%
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

	Dickenson County		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.99%	$4,056, see rank	26.89%	$14,285	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	53.42%	$14,979, see rank	25.70%	$15,385	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.05%	$1,891, see rank	1.79%	$2,804	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	25.95%	$11,889, see rank	20.39%	$26,210	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

Dickenson County	34,077 USD
Virginia	73,514 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dickenson County	44,369 USD
Virginia	95,703 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

	Dickenson County	Virginia	U.S.
White	$29,167, see rank	$66,357	$54,999
Black	$30,000, see rank	$42,468	$35,194
Two or More Races	$16,250, see rank	$58,010	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Dickenson County	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$16,618, see rank	$31,967	$26,465
25 to 44	$33,441, see rank	$67,089	$57,132
45 to 64	$32,650, see rank	$73,733	$63,398
65 or over	$22,843, see rank	$38,641	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Dickenson County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,963	see rank	6,216,349	238,733,844
Male¹	6,454	49.79%, see rank	48.55%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,995	46.41%, see rank	73.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	3.40%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,995	46.41%, see rank	69.71%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,774	92.62%, see rank	93.93%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	221	7.38%, see rank	6.07%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,459	53.59%, see rank	26.88%	29.08%
Female¹	6,509	50.21%, see rank	51.45%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,234	34.32%, see rank	61.95%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.63%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,234	34.32%, see rank	61.32%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,964	87.91%, see rank	94.22%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	270	12.09%, see rank	5.78%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,275	65.68%, see rank	38.05%	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

	Dickenson County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,658	100%	3,851,989	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,908	83.90%, see rank	77.00%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	524	11.25%, see rank	10.78%	10.35%
Public Transportation	48	1.03%, see rank	4.26%	4.94%
Walked	89	1.91%, see rank	2.36%	2.85%
Other Means	21	0.45%, see rank	1.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	68	1.46%, see rank	4.23%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dickenson County	33.7 minutes
Virginia	27.2 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

	Dickenson County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,738	-	3,824,131	141,833,331
Male¹	2,774	58.55%, see rank	51.67%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	365	13.16%, see rank	39.00%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	500	18.02%, see rank	12.64%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	404	14.56%, see rank	15.97%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23	0.83%, see rank	0.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	668	24.08%, see rank	10.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	511	18.42%, see rank	14.63%	18.08%
Female¹	1,964	41.45%, see rank	48.33%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	595	30.30%, see rank	43.28%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	421	21.44%, see rank	18.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	729	37.12%, see rank	31.99%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	58	2.95%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	161	8.20%, see rank	5.23%	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

	Dickenson County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,738	100%	3,824,131	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	847	17.88%, see rank	1.12%	1.86%
Construction	251	5.30%, see rank	7.54%	7.13%
Manufacturing	205	4.33%, see rank	8.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	148	3.12%, see rank	2.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	597	12.60%, see rank	10.80%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	317	6.69%, see rank	4.25%	5.07%
Information	9	0.19%, see rank	2.54%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	117	2.47%, see rank	6.71%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	364	7.68%, see rank	14.24%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,036	21.87%, see rank	20.31%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	318	6.71%, see rank	8.01%	8.86%
Public Administration	393	8.29%, see rank	8.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	136	2.87%, see rank	5.16%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Dickenson County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,028	19.14%, see rank	10.29%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	584	14.16%, see rank	7.19%	10.08%

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