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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Grand County is $31,713, which is about the same as the state average of $31,674 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Grand County median household income is $64,109, which has grown by 34.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.94% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Grand County residents spend 18.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 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, #20

Grand County	31,713 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grand County	33,376 USD
Colorado	32,301 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

Grand County	37,094 USD
Colorado	38,288 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

Grand County	29,043 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #11

Grand County	64,109 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Grand County	76,866 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Grand County	34.23%
Colorado	25.94%
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

	Grand County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.58%	$17,066, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.73%	$17,621, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.02%	$5,074, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.78%	$46,850, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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

Grand County	71,995 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Grand County	87,590 USD
Colorado	94,432 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

	Grand County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$64,531, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Hispanic	$33,929, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$81,500, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
One Race, Other	$33,786, see rank	$38,258	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Grand County	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$30,750, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,208, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,391, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$41,861, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Grand County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,775, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	6,304, 53.54%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,767, 75.62%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,767, 75.62%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,588, 96.25%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	179, 3.75%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,537, 24.38%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	5,471, 46.46%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,860, 70.55%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,860, 70.55%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,563, 92.31%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	297, 7.69%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,611, 29.45%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Grand County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,052, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,319, 66.06%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,406, 17.46%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	124, 1.54%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	389, 4.83%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	66, 0.82%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	748, 9.29%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Grand County	18.5 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Grand County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,151	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	4,588, 56.29%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,096, 23.89%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	844, 18.40%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	760, 16.56%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	391, 8.52%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	589, 12.84%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	564, 12.29%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	3,563, 43.71%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,437, 40.33%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	693, 19.45%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	978, 27.45%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	352, 9.88%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 0.87%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	72, 2.02%, see rank	4.16%	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

	Grand County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,151, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	342, 4.20%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	947, 11.62%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	208, 2.55%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	101, 1.24%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	761, 9.34%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	280, 3.44%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	38, 0.47%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	808, 9.91%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	423, 5.19%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	989, 12.13%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,432, 29.84%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	452, 5.55%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	370, 4.54%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Grand County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,736	12.06%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	199	6.10%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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