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Fresno Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Fresno Area is $20,231, which is lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Fresno Area median household income is $45,201. On average Fresno Area residents spend 21.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 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, #716

Fresno Area	20,231 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fresno Area	23,634 USD
California	31,345 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

Fresno Area	26,144 USD
California	35,724 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

Fresno Area	21,043 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #452

Fresno Area	45,201 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fresno Area	63,045 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fresno Area		-2.23%
California		29.47%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Fresno Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The California 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

	Fresno Area		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.70%	$14,430, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.95%	$16,325, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.20%	$5,077, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.33%	$25,354, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	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

Fresno Area	50,046 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fresno Area	68,097 USD
California	96,357 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

	Fresno Area	California	U.S.
White	$50,398, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$26,738, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,745, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$51,149, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,027, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$43,565, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$33,548, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,397, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Fresno Area	California	U.S.
less than 25	$22,731, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,243, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,330, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$37,927, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Fresno Area	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	702,056, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	347,064, 49.44%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	234,485, 67.56%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	487, 0.14%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	233,998, 67.42%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	201,414, 86.08%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	32,584, 13.92%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	112,579, 32.44%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	354,992, 50.56%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	194,865, 54.89%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	49, 0.01%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	194,816, 54.88%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	165,978, 85.20%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28,838, 14.80%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	160,127, 45.11%, see rank	42.45%	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

	Fresno Area	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	352,667, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	271,552, 77.00%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	44,074, 12.50%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4,458, 1.26%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	7,249, 2.06%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	11,243, 3.19%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14,091, 4.00%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fresno Area	21.8 minutes
California	27.8 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

	Fresno Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	367,392	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	201,414, 54.82%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	47,858, 23.76%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	33,245, 16.51%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	33,119, 16.44%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22,911, 11.38%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15,312, 7.60%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	37,982, 18.86%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	165,978, 45.18%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	56,420, 33.99%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	37,467, 22.57%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	53,300, 32.11%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7,154, 4.31%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	425, 0.26%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,920, 6.58%, see rank	5.48%	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

	Fresno Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	367,392, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	37,906, 10.32%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	19,715, 5.37%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26,361, 7.18%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14,769, 4.02%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	39,967, 10.88%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	17,707, 4.82%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	4,811, 1.31%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18,547, 5.05%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	31,004, 8.44%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	85,448, 23.26%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	31,787, 8.65%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	21,840, 5.94%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,530, 4.77%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Fresno Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	255,019	27.36%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	47,616	22.22%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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