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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Harney County is $20,455, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Harney County median household income is $35,828, which has grown by 15.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 23.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Harney County residents spend 14.7 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, #35

Harney County	20,455 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

Harney County	20,728 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

Harney County	24,897 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

Harney County	16,923 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, #33

Harney County	35,828 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Harney County	47,761 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #32

Harney County	15.73%
Oregon	23.47%
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

	Harney County		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.85%	$7,307, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.49%	$16,262, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.82%	$1,618, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.52%	$19,460, 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

Harney County	39,158 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Harney County	53,015 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

	Harney County	Oregon	U.S.
White	$36,563, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Hispanic	$22,188, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,875, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
One Race, Other	$73,750, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$14,531, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Harney County	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$22,188, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,792, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,033, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$31,458, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Harney County	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,936, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	3,015, 50.79%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,899, 62.99%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,899, 62.99%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,654, 87.10%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	245, 12.90%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,116, 37.01%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	2,921, 49.21%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,468, 50.26%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,468, 50.26%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,259, 85.76%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	209, 14.24%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,453, 49.74%, 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

	Harney County	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,839, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,004, 70.59%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	276, 9.72%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18, 0.63%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	110, 3.87%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	57, 2.01%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	374, 13.17%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Harney County	14.7 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

	Harney County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,913	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	1,654, 56.78%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	649, 39.24%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	227, 13.72%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	136, 8.22%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	256, 15.48%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	77, 4.66%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	204, 12.33%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	1,259, 43.22%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	462, 36.70%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	379, 30.10%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	338, 26.85%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	61, 4.85%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 1.51%, 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

	Harney County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,913, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	793, 27.22%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	68, 2.33%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	63, 2.16%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 0.38%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	305, 10.47%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	133, 4.57%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	27, 0.93%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	40, 1.37%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	141, 4.84%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	574, 19.70%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	271, 9.30%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	402, 13.80%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	85, 2.92%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Harney County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,508	21.11%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	423	19.53%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

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