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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Empire is $14,454, which is much lower than the state average of $29,188 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Empire median household income is $32,198, which has grown by 17.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.51% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Empire residents spend 21.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.2 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, #1259

Empire, CA	14,454 USD
California	29,188 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Empire, CA	20,992 USD
California	31,245 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

Empire, CA	25,250 USD
California	36,142 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

Empire, CA	17,313 USD
California	26,155 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1284

Empire, CA	32,198 USD
California	60,883 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Empire, CA	40,643 USD
California	83,483 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #800

Empire, CA	17.08%
California	21.51%
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

	Empire, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	5.59%	$11,625, see rank	24.57%	$21,055	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.52%	$13,974, see rank	24.02%	$15,212	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	8.35%	$5,573, see rank	3.40%	$5,556	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	23.91%	$12,186, see rank	15.27%	$24,894	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

Empire, CA	34,784 USD
California	69,322 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Empire, CA	44,802 USD
California	92,942 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

	Empire, CA	California	U.S.
White	$30,797, see rank	$63,933	$54,999
Hispanic	$33,269, see rank	$47,180	$41,534
One Race, Other	$34,840, see rank	$46,613	$40,847
Two or More Races	$17,115, see rank	$57,908	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Empire, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$31,650, see rank	$32,470	$26,465
25 to 44	$42,692, see rank	$64,374	$57,132
45 to 64	$32,813, see rank	$73,646	$63,398
65 or over	$27,440, see rank	$40,098	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Empire, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,797	see rank	28,445,585	238,733,844
Male¹	1,196	42.76%, see rank	49.34%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	740	61.87%, see rank	71.70%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.89%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	740	61.87%, see rank	70.80%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	620	83.78%, see rank	90.96%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	120	16.22%, see rank	9.04%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	456	38.13%, see rank	28.30%	29.08%
Female¹	1,601	57.24%, see rank	50.66%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	803	50.16%, see rank	57.98%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	803	50.16%, see rank	57.86%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	714	88.92%, see rank	91.08%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	89	11.08%, see rank	8.92%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	798	49.84%, see rank	42.02%	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

	Empire, CA	%	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,304	100%	16,271,905	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	999	76.61%, see rank	72.95%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	76	5.83%, see rank	11.92%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	5.13%	4.94%
Walked	74	5.67%, see rank	2.77%	2.85%
Other Means	102	7.82%, see rank	2.28%	1.72%
Worked at Home	53	4.06%, see rank	4.95%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Empire, CA	21.1 minutes
California	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

	Empire, CA	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,334	-	16,632,466	141,833,331
Male¹	620	46.48%, see rank	54.34%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15	2.42%, see rank	33.82%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	63	10.16%, see rank	14.93%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31	5.00%, see rank	18.62%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24	3.87%, see rank	2.01%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	63	10.16%, see rank	9.79%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	424	68.39%, see rank	15.51%	18.08%
Female¹	714	53.52%, see rank	45.66%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	82	11.48%, see rank	39.05%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	264	36.97%, see rank	20.38%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	271	37.96%, see rank	33.43%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20	2.80%, see rank	0.82%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	77	10.78%, see rank	5.77%	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

	Empire, CA	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,334	100%	16,632,466	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	65	4.87%, see rank	2.14%	1.86%
Construction	75	5.62%, see rank	6.96%	7.13%
Manufacturing	322	24.14%, see rank	10.35%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	52	3.90%, see rank	3.42%	3.06%
Retail Trade	130	9.75%, see rank	11.02%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	54	4.05%, see rank	4.70%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	3.01%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	125	9.37%, see rank	7.01%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	141	10.57%, see rank	12.21%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	205	15.37%, see rank	20.09%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	114	8.55%, see rank	9.23%	8.86%
Public Administration	46	3.45%, see rank	4.63%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5	0.37%, see rank	5.23%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Empire, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	787	21.09%, see rank	13.71%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	156	16.88%, see rank	10.21%	10.08%

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