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Flagstaff Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Flagstaff Area is $23,459, which is lower than the state average of $25,537 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Flagstaff Area median household income is $48,540. On average Flagstaff Area residents spend 17.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.7 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, #444

Flagstaff Area	23,459 USD
Arizona	25,537 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Flagstaff Area	21,907 USD
Arizona	29,620 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

Flagstaff Area	25,318 USD
Arizona	33,118 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

Flagstaff Area	19,533 USD
Arizona	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #327

Flagstaff Area	48,540 USD
Arizona	49,928 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Flagstaff Area	65,952 USD
Arizona	67,557 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Flagstaff Area	0.58%
Arizona	23.10%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Flagstaff Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arizona 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

	Flagstaff Area		Arizona		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.87%	$19,402, see rank	19.57%	$18,470	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.70%	$17,461, see rank	31.36%	$18,683	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.14%	$3,174, see rank	2.46%	$3,462	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.70%	$25,397, see rank	19.60%	$24,698	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

Flagstaff Area	59,216 USD
Arizona	59,088 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Flagstaff Area	76,927 USD
Arizona	77,415 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

	Flagstaff Area	Arizona	U.S.
White	$55,046, see rank	$51,717	$56,900
Black	$42,625, see rank	$39,266	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,424, see rank	$38,567	$42,396
Asian	$32,250, see rank	$65,658	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,173, see rank	$31,549	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$27,049, see rank	$44,390	$53,370
One Race, Other	$48,542, see rank	$36,660	$40,300
Two or More Races	$24,650, see rank	$46,722	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Flagstaff Area	Arizona	U.S.
less than 25	$19,518, see rank	$25,790	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,996, see rank	$53,575	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,859, see rank	$59,068	$65,027
65 or over	$45,742, see rank	$40,054	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Flagstaff Area	Arizona	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	108,682, see rank	5,121,781	248,775,628
Male¹	53,240, 48.99%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	36,746, 69.02%, see rank	65.31%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	45, 0.08%, see rank	0.60%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	36,701, 68.94%, see rank	64.70%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	33,014, 89.95%, see rank	89.68%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,687, 10.05%, see rank	10.32%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,494, 30.98%, see rank	34.69%	30.72%
Female¹	55,442, 51.01%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	34,317, 61.90%, see rank	54.98%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.01%, see rank	0.09%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	34,311, 61.89%, see rank	54.89%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	31,127, 90.72%, see rank	90.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,184, 9.28%, see rank	9.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	21,125, 38.10%, see rank	45.02%	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

	Flagstaff Area	Arizona	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	63,035, 100%	2,720,076	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	43,079, 68.34%, see rank	76.37%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,527, 11.94%, see rank	11.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,222, 1.94%, see rank	2.02%	5.06%
Walked	5,195, 8.24%, see rank	2.02%	2.78%
Other Means	2,645, 4.20%, see rank	2.72%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,367, 5.34%, see rank	5.58%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Flagstaff Area	17.7 minutes
Arizona	24.7 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

	Flagstaff Area	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	64,141	2,754,982	143,435,233
Male¹	33,014, 51.47%, see rank	53.18%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,641, 29.20%, see rank	32.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,539, 22.84%, see rank	17.63%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,362, 16.24%, see rank	19.48%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	387, 1.17%, see rank	0.91%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,345, 10.13%, see rank	9.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,092, 15.42%, see rank	13.85%	17.94%
Female¹	31,127, 48.53%, see rank	46.82%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,016, 38.60%, see rank	38.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	7,166, 23.02%, see rank	22.32%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,108, 32.47%, see rank	34.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	57, 0.18%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	141, 0.45%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,576, 5.06%, see rank	4.62%	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

	Flagstaff Area	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	64,141, 100%	2,754,982	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,294, 2.02%, see rank	1.55%	1.96%
Construction	3,945, 6.15%, see rank	6.56%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,148, 6.47%, see rank	7.33%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	887, 1.38%, see rank	2.40%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,939, 12.38%, see rank	12.28%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,915, 4.54%, see rank	4.93%	4.93%
Information	651, 1.01%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,277, 3.55%, see rank	7.97%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,201, 6.55%, see rank	11.67%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	17,663, 27.54%, see rank	22.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11,781, 18.37%, see rank	10.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,136, 6.45%, see rank	5.66%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,304, 3.59%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Flagstaff Area	%	Arizona	U.S.
Population in Poverty	30,222	23.79%, see rank	18.24%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,995	16.62%, see rank	13.33%	11.47%

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