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Gig Harbor, WA Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Gig Harbor is $36,467, which is higher than the state average of $29,733 and is higher than the national average of $27,334. Gig Harbor median household income is $60,837, which has grown by 40.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 21.53% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Gig Harbor residents spend 25.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.4 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 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, #85

Gig Harbor, WA	36,467 USD
Washington	29,733 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gig Harbor, WA	40,962 USD
Washington	31,880 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gig Harbor, WA	53,162 USD
Washington	39,886 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gig Harbor, WA	29,788 USD
Washington	25,223 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #200

Gig Harbor, WA	60,837 USD
Washington	57,244 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gig Harbor, WA	79,334 USD
Washington	74,331 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #92

Gig Harbor, WA	40.00%
Washington	21.53%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Gig Harbor, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	39.20%	$17,445, see rank	28.58%	$15,271	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	38.76%	$17,440, see rank	24.93%	$15,978	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.94%	$4,527, see rank	3.66%	$3,663	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	28.84%	$24,617, see rank	17.94%	$22,006	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Gig Harbor, WA	74,710 USD
Washington	69,328 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gig Harbor, WA	92,966 USD
Washington	86,528 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Gig Harbor, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$60,528, see rank	$58,899	$54,999
Hispanic	$73,145, see rank	$41,284	$41,534
Asian	$6,633, see rank	$66,251	$68,950
Two or More Races	$74,435, see rank	$49,912	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Gig Harbor, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$39,000, see rank	$30,652	$26,465
25 to 44	$58,295, see rank	$62,137	$57,132
45 to 64	$74,861, see rank	$69,546	$63,398
65 or over	$47,841, see rank	$38,523	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Gig Harbor, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,899	see rank	5,186,380	238,733,844
Male¹	2,556	43.33%, see rank	49.42%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,555	60.84%, see rank	72.25%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	78	3.05%, see rank	1.77%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,477	57.79%, see rank	70.48%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,440	97.49%, see rank	91.99%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	37	2.51%, see rank	8.01%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,001	39.16%, see rank	27.75%	29.08%
Female¹	3,343	56.67%, see rank	50.58%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,486	44.45%, see rank	60.24%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	16	0.48%, see rank	0.23%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,470	43.97%, see rank	60.01%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,352	91.97%, see rank	92.94%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	118	8.03%, see rank	7.06%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,857	55.55%, see rank	39.76%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Gig Harbor, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,836	100%	3,093,824	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,166	76.38%, see rank	72.33%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	219	7.72%, see rank	11.55%	10.35%
Public Transportation	89	3.14%, see rank	5.55%	4.94%
Walked	64	2.26%, see rank	3.48%	2.85%
Other Means	28	0.99%, see rank	2.03%	1.72%
Worked at Home	270	9.52%, see rank	5.07%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gig Harbor, WA	25.4 minutes
Washington	25.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Gig Harbor, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,792	-	3,124,821	141,833,331
Male¹	1,440	51.58%, see rank	53.18%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	657	45.63%, see rank	36.28%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	162	11.25%, see rank	12.72%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	315	21.88%, see rank	16.66%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13	0.90%, see rank	2.20%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	123	8.54%, see rank	9.93%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	134	9.31%, see rank	16.41%	18.08%
Female¹	1,352	48.42%, see rank	46.82%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	755	55.84%, see rank	39.68%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	193	14.28%, see rank	20.94%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	385	28.48%, see rank	32.42%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.77%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19	1.41%, see rank	5.35%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Gig Harbor, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,792	100%	3,124,821	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13	0.47%, see rank	2.56%	1.86%
Construction	181	6.48%, see rank	7.36%	7.13%
Manufacturing	196	7.02%, see rank	10.70%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	138	4.94%, see rank	3.23%	3.06%
Retail Trade	399	14.29%, see rank	11.40%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	106	3.80%, see rank	5.16%	5.07%
Information	51	1.83%, see rank	2.61%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	303	10.85%, see rank	6.24%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	232	8.31%, see rank	11.56%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	650	23.28%, see rank	20.63%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	206	7.38%, see rank	8.63%	8.86%
Public Administration	171	6.12%, see rank	5.29%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	146	5.23%, see rank	4.64%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Gig Harbor, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	736	10.48%, see rank	12.13%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	180	8.86%, see rank	8.19%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.