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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Garfield County is $20,975, which is lower than the state average of $24,312 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Garfield County median household income is $44,914, which has grown by 27.67% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.88% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Garfield County residents spend 13.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.3 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, #16

Garfield County	20,975 USD
Utah	24,312 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Garfield County	19,519 USD
Utah	27,248 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

Garfield County	26,300 USD
Utah	36,589 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

Garfield County	15,816 USD
Utah	19,798 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #24

Garfield County	44,914 USD
Utah	59,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Garfield County	57,350 USD
Utah	75,204 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #24

Garfield County	27.67%
Utah	30.88%
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

	Garfield County		Utah		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.32%	$22,546, see rank	20.86%	$14,567	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.72%	$16,981, see rank	23.25%	$18,329	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.05%	$15,168, see rank	2.13%	$3,692	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.83%	$19,828, see rank	15.60%	$24,686	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

Garfield County	49,662 USD
Utah	67,612 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Garfield County	64,131 USD
Utah	83,673 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

	Garfield County	Utah	U.S.
White	$45,230, see rank	$61,396	$56,900
Hispanic	$53,077, see rank	$42,155	$42,396
Asian	$23,214, see rank	$60,046	$73,244

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Garfield County	Utah	U.S.
less than 25	$27,000, see rank	$31,012	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,512, see rank	$61,895	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,125, see rank	$74,778	$65,027
65 or over	$35,603, see rank	$44,070	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Garfield County	Utah	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,957, see rank	2,057,591	248,775,628
Male¹	2,045, 51.68%, see rank	49.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,316, 64.35%, see rank	76.33%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,316, 64.35%, see rank	75.96%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,248, 94.83%, see rank	93.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	68, 5.17%, see rank	6.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	729, 35.65%, see rank	23.67%	30.72%
Female¹	1,912, 48.32%, see rank	50.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	980, 51.26%, see rank	59.80%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	980, 51.26%, see rank	59.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	891, 90.92%, see rank	93.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	89, 9.08%, see rank	6.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	932, 48.74%, see rank	40.20%	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

	Garfield County	Utah	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,076, 100%	1,282,333	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,472, 70.91%, see rank	76.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	241, 11.61%, see rank	11.90%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.40%	5.06%
Walked	192, 9.25%, see rank	2.55%	2.78%
Other Means	59, 2.84%, see rank	1.96%	1.79%
Worked at Home	112, 5.39%, see rank	4.88%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Garfield County	13.1 minutes
Utah	21.3 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

	Garfield County	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,139	1,299,818	143,435,233
Male¹	1,248, 58.35%, see rank	55.78%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	347, 27.80%, see rank	35.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	262, 20.99%, see rank	12.10%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	174, 13.94%, see rank	19.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	59, 4.73%, see rank	0.65%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	156, 12.50%, see rank	9.37%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	128, 10.26%, see rank	16.95%	17.94%
Female¹	891, 41.65%, see rank	44.22%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	285, 31.99%, see rank	37.63%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	302, 33.89%, see rank	19.99%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	273, 30.64%, see rank	35.13%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 2.92%, see rank	6.52%	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

	Garfield County	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,139, 100%	1,299,818	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	152, 7.11%, see rank	2.04%	1.96%
Construction	138, 6.45%, see rank	6.41%	6.17%
Manufacturing	46, 2.15%, see rank	10.84%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 0.79%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	235, 10.99%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	137, 6.40%, see rank	4.64%	4.93%
Information	60, 2.81%, see rank	2.21%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	55, 2.57%, see rank	6.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	76, 3.55%, see rank	11.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	372, 17.39%, see rank	22.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	739, 34.55%, see rank	8.91%	9.49%
Public Administration	51, 2.38%, see rank	5.26%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	61, 2.85%, see rank	4.63%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Garfield County	%	Utah	U.S.
Population in Poverty	668	13.59%, see rank	12.76%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	132	10.58%, see rank	9.44%	11.47%

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