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Fernley Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fernley Area is $22,709, which is lower than the state average of $26,515 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fernley Area median household income is $47,143. On average Fernley Area residents spend 31.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is higher 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, #500

Fernley Area	22,709 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fernley Area	29,234 USD
Nevada	30,415 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

Fernley Area	36,011 USD
Nevada	33,521 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

Fernley Area	22,608 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #379

Fernley Area	47,143 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fernley Area	57,303 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fernley Area		-2.82%
Nevada		17.10%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Fernley Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Nevada 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

	Fernley Area		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.22%	$15,362, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.35%	$18,528, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.39%	$3,960, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.95%	$23,972, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	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

Fernley Area	53,352 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fernley Area	62,655 USD
Nevada	78,301 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

	Fernley Area	Nevada	U.S.
White	$47,337, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Black	$73,889, see rank	$37,269	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,484, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
Asian	$60,642, see rank	$60,168	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,971, see rank	$42,555	$37,170
One Race, Other	$44,396, see rank	$42,351	$40,300
Two or More Races	$45,824, see rank	$50,799	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Fernley Area	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$27,126, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,779, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,307, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$40,676, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Fernley Area	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	40,872, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	20,562, 50.31%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,980, 63.13%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	66, 0.32%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,914, 62.81%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,923, 84.58%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,991, 15.42%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,582, 36.87%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	20,310, 49.69%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,510, 51.75%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	15, 0.07%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,495, 51.67%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,829, 84.13%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,666, 15.87%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,800, 48.25%, see rank	39.97%	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

	Fernley Area	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	19,429, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,104, 82.89%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,222, 11.44%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	32, 0.16%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	164, 0.84%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	311, 1.60%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	596, 3.07%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fernley Area	31.1 minutes
Nevada	23.5 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

	Fernley Area	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,752	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	10,923, 55.30%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,608, 23.88%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,821, 16.67%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,589, 14.55%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	131, 1.20%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,515, 13.87%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,416, 22.12%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	8,829, 44.70%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,595, 29.39%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,082, 23.58%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,228, 36.56%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	79, 0.89%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 0.36%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	813, 9.21%, see rank	4.36%	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

	Fernley Area	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,752, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	835, 4.23%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	1,610, 8.15%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,990, 10.07%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	387, 1.96%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,618, 13.25%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,468, 7.43%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	380, 1.92%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	901, 4.56%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,689, 8.55%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,383, 17.13%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,002, 10.14%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,694, 8.58%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	795, 4.02%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Fernley Area	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,625	14.93%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,512	11.22%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

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