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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Grants Pass Area is $22,412, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Grants Pass Area median household income is $37,447. On average Grants Pass Area residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.4 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, #533

Grants Pass Area	22,412 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Grants Pass Area	21,644 USD
Oregon	27,230 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

Grants Pass Area	26,392 USD
Oregon	32,599 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

Grants Pass Area	17,479 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #755

Grants Pass Area	37,447 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Grants Pass Area	53,650 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Grants Pass Area		-0.02%
Oregon		23.47%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Grants Pass Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oregon 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

	Grants Pass Area		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.07%	$21,941, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	47.65%	$17,199, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.27%	$4,340, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.26%	$23,455, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	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

Grants Pass Area	46,544 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Grants Pass Area	63,993 USD
Oregon	79,373 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

	Grants Pass Area	Oregon	U.S.
White	$37,477, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Black	$54,205, see rank	$33,505	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,276, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$26,125, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,056, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
One Race, Other	$41,107, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,602, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Grants Pass Area	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$24,354, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,182, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,124, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$32,438, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Grants Pass Area	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	68,903, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	33,263, 48.28%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	17,356, 52.18%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.04%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	17,344, 52.14%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,540, 83.83%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,804, 16.17%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,907, 47.82%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	35,640, 51.72%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,499, 43.49%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,499, 43.49%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,791, 88.98%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,708, 11.02%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	20,141, 56.51%, see rank	42.03%	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

	Grants Pass Area	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	27,682, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	22,594, 81.62%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,122, 7.67%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	100, 0.36%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	580, 2.10%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	545, 1.97%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,741, 6.29%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Grants Pass Area	19.4 minutes
Oregon	22.4 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

	Grants Pass Area	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,331	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	14,540, 51.32%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,839, 26.40%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,450, 16.85%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,599, 17.87%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	299, 2.06%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,330, 9.15%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,193, 21.96%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	13,791, 48.68%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,830, 35.02%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,527, 25.57%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,369, 31.68%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	62, 0.45%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	79, 0.57%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	916, 6.64%, see rank	5.35%	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

	Grants Pass Area	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,331, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	904, 3.19%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	1,570, 5.54%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,963, 10.46%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	638, 2.25%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,176, 14.74%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,344, 4.74%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	376, 1.33%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,445, 5.10%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,589, 9.14%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,141, 25.21%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,270, 8.01%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,448, 5.11%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,467, 5.18%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Grants Pass Area	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,144	19.68%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,041	13.89%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

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