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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Glasgow Area is $19,404, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Glasgow Area median household income is $37,444. On average Glasgow Area residents spend 20.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 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, #764

Glasgow Area	19,404 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Glasgow Area	24,345 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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

Glasgow Area	26,835 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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

Glasgow Area	20,825 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #756

Glasgow Area	37,444 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Glasgow Area	48,129 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Glasgow Area	3.32%
Kentucky	28.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Glasgow Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky 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

	Glasgow Area		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.33%	$7,806, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.41%	$14,430, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.76%	$4,361, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.85%	$19,845, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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

Glasgow Area	47,734 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Glasgow Area	57,037 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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

	Glasgow Area	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$37,752, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$23,036, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,956, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$63,571, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$20,602, see rank	$30,713	$37,170
One Race, Other	$21,250, see rank	$33,225	$40,300
Two or More Races	$41,190, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Glasgow Area	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$20,729, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,283, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,173, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$23,499, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Glasgow Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	41,661, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	20,077, 48.19%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	13,212, 65.81%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	46, 0.23%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,166, 65.58%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,081, 91.76%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,085, 8.24%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,865, 34.19%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	21,584, 51.81%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,286, 52.29%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,286, 52.29%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,311, 91.36%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	975, 8.64%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,298, 47.71%, see rank	44.88%	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

	Glasgow Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,941, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,953, 81.82%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,268, 10.34%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	44, 0.20%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	367, 1.67%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	188, 0.86%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,121, 5.11%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Glasgow Area	20.3 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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

	Glasgow Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,392	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	12,081, 53.95%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,671, 22.11%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,401, 11.60%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,662, 13.76%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	111, 0.92%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,051, 8.70%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,391, 36.35%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	10,311, 46.05%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,463, 33.59%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,268, 22.00%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,819, 27.34%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.16%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 0.46%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,663, 16.13%, see rank	8.09%	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

	Glasgow Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,392, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	811, 3.62%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	1,546, 6.90%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,376, 24.01%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	421, 1.88%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,529, 11.29%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,264, 5.64%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	188, 0.84%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	616, 2.75%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,211, 5.41%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,767, 21.29%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,916, 8.56%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	766, 3.42%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	981, 4.38%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Glasgow Area	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,604	20.53%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,307	16.19%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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