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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Dukes County is $33,738, which is lower than the state average of $36,441 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Dukes County median household income is $65,518, which has grown by 43.81% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 34.34% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Dukes County residents spend 14.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.8 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, #7

Dukes County	33,738 USD
Massachusetts	36,441 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Dukes County	37,857 USD
Massachusetts	37,436 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

Dukes County	41,283 USD
Massachusetts	44,611 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

Dukes County	32,334 USD
Massachusetts	31,498 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #6

Dukes County	65,518 USD
Massachusetts	67,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Dukes County	84,712 USD
Massachusetts	92,850 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #2

Dukes County	43.81%
Massachusetts	34.34%
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

	Dukes County		Massachusetts		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.39%	$47,159, see rank	25.58%	$18,740	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.07%	$18,750, see rank	28.46%	$17,313	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.24%	$10,686, see rank	3.04%	$4,688	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.77%	$25,891, see rank	15.99%	$25,440	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

Dukes County	84,315 USD
Massachusetts	86,132 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Dukes County	97,181 USD
Massachusetts	111,411 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

	Dukes County	Massachusetts	U.S.
White	$67,374, see rank	$72,181	$56,900
Black	$29,612, see rank	$42,895	$35,600
Asian	$66,528, see rank	$77,889	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,250, see rank	$36,701	$37,170
Two or More Races	$48,482, see rank	$48,977	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Dukes County	Massachusetts	U.S.
less than 25	$50,114, see rank	$30,397	$25,788
25 to 44	$73,310, see rank	$76,699	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,188, see rank	$84,099	$65,027
65 or over	$41,875, see rank	$39,550	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Dukes County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,100, see rank	5,427,407	248,775,628
Male¹	6,925, 49.11%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,881, 70.48%, see rank	72.18%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.09%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,875, 70.40%, see rank	72.03%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,711, 96.64%, see rank	90.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	164, 3.36%, see rank	9.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,044, 29.52%, see rank	27.82%	30.72%
Female¹	7,175, 50.89%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,358, 60.74%, see rank	63.35%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,358, 60.74%, see rank	63.33%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,053, 93.00%, see rank	92.33%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	305, 7.00%, see rank	7.67%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,817, 39.26%, see rank	36.65%	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

	Dukes County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,289, 100%	3,284,998	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,086, 73.42%, see rank	71.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	611, 7.37%, see rank	7.75%	9.59%
Public Transportation	403, 4.86%, see rank	9.47%	5.06%
Walked	361, 4.36%, see rank	4.74%	2.78%
Other Means	277, 3.34%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	551, 6.65%, see rank	4.44%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Dukes County	14.7 minutes
Massachusetts	28.8 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

	Dukes County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,764	3,354,036	143,435,233
Male¹	4,711, 53.75%, see rank	50.64%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,025, 42.98%, see rank	40.81%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	656, 13.92%, see rank	15.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	539, 11.44%, see rank	17.54%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 0.72%, see rank	0.32%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,134, 24.07%, see rank	8.21%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	170, 3.61%, see rank	13.12%	17.94%
Female¹	4,053, 46.25%, see rank	49.36%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,630, 40.22%, see rank	47.07%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	907, 22.38%, see rank	19.75%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,285, 31.70%, see rank	28.35%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	119, 2.94%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 0.05%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	110, 2.71%, see rank	4.29%	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

	Dukes County	Massachusetts	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,764, 100%	3,354,036	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	180, 2.05%, see rank	0.41%	1.96%
Construction	1,408, 16.07%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	329, 3.75%, see rank	9.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	140, 1.60%, see rank	2.42%	2.75%
Retail Trade	909, 10.37%, see rank	10.84%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	211, 2.41%, see rank	3.61%	4.93%
Information	316, 3.61%, see rank	2.36%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	937, 10.69%, see rank	7.63%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	948, 10.82%, see rank	13.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,611, 18.38%, see rank	27.87%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	968, 11.05%, see rank	8.61%	9.49%
Public Administration	384, 4.38%, see rank	4.06%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	423, 4.83%, see rank	4.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Dukes County	%	Massachusetts	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,891	11.27%, see rank	11.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	378	9.79%, see rank	8.26%	11.47%

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