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Fresno Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010, the per capita income of Fresno Area is $44,364, which is much higher than the state average of $27,353 and is much higher than the national average of $26,059. Fresno Area median household income is $18,167. On average Fresno Area residents spend 27.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 23.7 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, #568

Fresno Area	44,364 USD
California	27,353 USD
U.S.	26,059 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fresno Area	41,394 USD
California	30,356 USD
U.S.	28,899 USD

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

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fresno Area	41,943 USD
California	33,624 USD
U.S.	33,276 USD

*Based on 2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fresno Area	40,624 USD
California	25,795 USD
U.S.	24,157 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #554

Fresno Area	52,604 USD
California	57,708 USD
U.S.	50,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fresno Area	85,559 USD
California	79,465 USD
U.S.	68,259 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fresno Area		-42.92%
California		21.51%
U.S.		19.17%

*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	18.69%	$14,669, see rank	22.01%	$19,886	21.82%	$14,452
Social Security Income	18.61%	$12,371, see rank	25.09%	$15,804	28.42%	$16,236
Public Assistance Income	2.55%	$3,741, see rank	4.03%	$5,738	2.86%	$3,936
Retirement Income	6.27%	$19,389, see rank	15.07%	$25,993	17.45%	$22,006

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fresno Area	62,203 USD
California	65,481 USD
U.S.	60,609 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fresno Area	112,005 USD
California	88,178 USD
U.S.	79,338 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 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fresno Area	California	U.S.
White	$72,527, see rank	$60,512	$52,480
Black	$14,123, see rank	$42,441	$33,578
Hispanic	$49,449, see rank	$45,185	$40,165
Asian	$41,676, see rank	$71,988	$67,022
Hawaiian Native	$75,896, see rank	$63,267	$52,776
One Race, Other	$46,341, see rank	$43,105	$38,230

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Fresno Area	California	U.S.
less than 25	$36,722, see rank	$29,073	$24,143
25 to 44	$91,857, see rank	$61,067	$54,024
45 to 64	$39,902, see rank	$69,142	$60,683
65 or over	$15,544, see rank	$40,255	$34,381

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

Employment Status

	Fresno Area	%	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	106,977	see rank	29,159,527	243,832,923
Male¹	59,113	55.26%, see rank	49.33%	48.62%
Male, In Labor Force:²	42,473	71.85%, see rank	70.88%	69.78%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.82%	0.76%
Male, Civilian²	42,473	71.85%, see rank	70.05%	69.03%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	38,550	90.76%, see rank	86.80%	88.43%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,923	9.24%, see rank	13.20%	11.57%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,640	28.15%, see rank	29.12%	30.22%
Female¹	47,864	44.74%, see rank	50.67%	51.38%
Female, In Labor Force:²	32,920	68.78%, see rank	57.96%	59.26%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.12%
Female, Civilian²	32,920	68.78%, see rank	57.86%	59.13%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	29,842	90.65%, see rank	87.69%	89.99%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,078	9.35%, see rank	12.31%	10.01%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	14,944	31.22%, see rank	42.04%	40.74%

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 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fresno Area	%	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	67,388	100%	15,921,475	136,941,010
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,843	23.51%, see rank	73.17%	76.57%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,861	4.25%, see rank	11.50%	9.69%
Public Transportation	25,037	37.15%, see rank	5.15%	4.94%
Walked	14,241	21.13%, see rank	2.70%	2.77%
Other Means	4,387	6.51%, see rank	2.29%	1.70%
Worked at Home	5,019	7.45%, see rank	5.18%	4.33%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fresno Area	27.5 minutes
California	25.3 minutes
U.S.	23.7 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 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fresno Area	%	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	68,392	-	16,243,172	139,033,928
Male¹	38,550	56.37%, see rank	53.85%	52.06%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,095	49.53%, see rank	33.98%	32.77%
Service Occupations²	6,843	17.75%, see rank	15.69%	14.98%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,179	21.22%, see rank	18.75%	17.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	404	1.05%, see rank	2.36%	1.17%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	737	1.91%, see rank	8.59%	9.50%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,846	7.38%, see rank	15.40%	17.70%
Female¹	29,842	43.63%, see rank	46.15%	47.94%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	15,200	50.93%, see rank	39.40%	39.40%
Service Occupations²	5,725	19.18%, see rank	21.23%	21.33%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,444	28.30%, see rank	32.56%	32.73%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.92%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	473	1.59%, see rank	5.37%	5.67%

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	68,392	100%	16,243,172	139,033,928
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	404	0.59%, see rank	2.35%	1.90%
Construction	1,389	2.03%, see rank	5.93%	6.25%
Manufacturing	4,838	7.07%, see rank	9.99%	10.39%
Wholesale Trade	1,531	2.24%, see rank	3.27%	2.83%
Retail Trade	7,714	11.28%, see rank	11.19%	11.65%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,622	3.83%, see rank	4.64%	4.92%
Information	3,581	5.24%, see rank	2.81%	2.17%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,050	7.38%, see rank	6.43%	6.67%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	14,088	20.60%, see rank	12.45%	10.58%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,859	14.42%, see rank	20.98%	23.24%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11,318	16.55%, see rank	9.60%	9.25%
Public Administration	2,374	3.47%, see rank	5.01%	5.17%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,624	5.30%, see rank	5.36%	4.97%

*Based on 2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fresno Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	21,009	18.34%, see rank	15.80%	15.33%

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