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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Forest County is $13,680, which is much lower than the state average of $28,912 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Forest County median household income is $36,037, which has grown by 30.66% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 32.44% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Forest County residents spend 23.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 26.0 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, #67

Forest County	13,680 USD
Pennsylvania	28,912 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Forest County	17,827 USD
Pennsylvania	31,459 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

Forest County	15,253 USD
Pennsylvania	38,139 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

Forest County	20,093 USD
Pennsylvania	25,633 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #67

Forest County	36,037 USD
Pennsylvania	53,115 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Forest County	44,643 USD
Pennsylvania	72,210 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #49

Forest County	30.66%
Pennsylvania	32.44%
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

	Forest County		Pennsylvania		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.82%	$6,368, see rank	24.07%	$12,571	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	59.95%	$17,425, see rank	33.19%	$18,052	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.88%	$951, see rank	3.55%	$2,919	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	31.61%	$15,396, see rank	20.15%	$20,313	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

Forest County	45,907 USD
Pennsylvania	67,521 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Forest County	55,242 USD
Pennsylvania	86,912 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

	Forest County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
White	$35,540, see rank	$56,327	$56,900
Hispanic	$33,958, see rank	$34,491	$42,396
Asian	$135,417, see rank	$65,319	$73,244

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Forest County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
less than 25	$32,500, see rank	$24,552	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,583, see rank	$60,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,307, see rank	$65,855	$65,027
65 or over	$29,563, see rank	$34,938	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Forest County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,123, see rank	10,351,296	248,775,628
Male¹	5,061, 71.05%, see rank	48.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	752, 14.86%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	752, 14.86%, see rank	67.67%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	693, 92.15%, see rank	90.82%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	59, 7.85%, see rank	9.18%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,309, 85.14%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	2,062, 28.95%, see rank	51.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	944, 45.78%, see rank	58.31%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	944, 45.78%, see rank	58.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	892, 94.49%, see rank	92.12%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	52, 5.51%, see rank	7.88%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,118, 54.22%, see rank	41.69%	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

	Forest County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,529, 100%	5,826,933	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,255, 82.08%, see rank	76.64%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	109, 7.13%, see rank	8.77%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.50%	5.06%
Walked	92, 6.02%, see rank	3.85%	2.78%
Other Means	17, 1.11%, see rank	1.34%	1.79%
Worked at Home	56, 3.66%, see rank	3.89%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Forest County	23.1 minutes
Pennsylvania	26.0 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

	Forest County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,585	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	693, 43.72%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	177, 25.54%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	156, 22.51%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	77, 11.11%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 1.73%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	69, 9.96%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	151, 21.79%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	892, 56.28%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	274, 30.72%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	297, 33.30%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	247, 27.69%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	74, 8.30%, see rank	5.82%	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

	Forest County	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,585, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	108, 6.81%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	101, 6.37%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	136, 8.58%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	20, 1.26%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	136, 8.58%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	91, 5.74%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	26, 1.64%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	70, 4.42%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	62, 3.91%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	374, 23.60%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	193, 12.18%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	195, 12.30%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	73, 4.61%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Forest County	%	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Population in Poverty	677	15.87%, see rank	13.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	112	8.98%, see rank	9.31%	11.47%

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