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Hiawatha, KS Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Hiawatha is $19,313, which is lower than the state average of $25,907 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Hiawatha median household income is $32,292, which has shrunk by 9.93% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 18.79% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Hiawatha residents spend 12.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.3 minutes and is lower than 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, #390

Hiawatha, KS	19,313 USD
Kansas	25,907 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hiawatha, KS	18,875 USD
Kansas	27,434 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

Hiawatha, KS	24,356 USD
Kansas	33,689 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

Hiawatha, KS	15,775 USD
Kansas	21,830 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #528

Hiawatha, KS	32,292 USD
Kansas	49,424 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hiawatha, KS	42,711 USD
Kansas	64,994 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #587

Hiawatha, KS		-9.93%
Kansas		18.79%
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

	Hiawatha, KS		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.91%	$12,062, see rank	26.59%	$12,374	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	40.45%	$13,694, see rank	27.25%	$16,047	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.90%	$788, see rank	2.27%	$2,819	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	16.83%	$18,647, see rank	15.85%	$18,203	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

Hiawatha, KS	39,728 USD
Kansas	62,424 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hiawatha, KS	54,396 USD
Kansas	77,722 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

	Hiawatha, KS	Kansas	U.S.
White	$32,717, see rank	$51,209	$54,999
Hispanic	$20,750, see rank	$37,572	$41,534
Asian	$34,464, see rank	$57,315	$68,950

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Hiawatha, KS	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$20,139, see rank	$24,844	$26,465
25 to 44	$33,417, see rank	$53,980	$57,132
45 to 64	$42,083, see rank	$62,659	$63,398
65 or over	$20,750, see rank	$33,355	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Hiawatha, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,477	see rank	2,175,144	238,733,844
Male¹	1,148	46.35%, see rank	49.08%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	747	65.07%, see rank	74.26%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	15	1.31%, see rank	1.23%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	732	63.76%, see rank	73.03%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	711	97.13%, see rank	93.75%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21	2.87%, see rank	6.25%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	401	34.93%, see rank	25.74%	29.08%
Female¹	1,329	53.65%, see rank	50.92%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	872	65.61%, see rank	63.36%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	872	65.61%, see rank	63.19%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	835	95.76%, see rank	94.26%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	37	4.24%, see rank	5.74%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	457	34.39%, see rank	36.64%	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

	Hiawatha, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,524	100%	1,374,765	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,233	80.91%, see rank	81.38%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	91	5.97%, see rank	9.71%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.51%	4.94%
Walked	108	7.09%, see rank	2.64%	2.85%
Other Means	51	3.35%, see rank	1.43%	1.72%
Worked at Home	41	2.69%, see rank	4.32%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hiawatha, KS	12.7 minutes
Kansas	18.3 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

	Hiawatha, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,546	-	1,390,619	141,833,331
Male¹	711	45.99%, see rank	52.57%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	107	15.05%, see rank	32.61%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	116	16.32%, see rank	12.12%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	137	19.27%, see rank	16.93%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36	5.06%, see rank	1.56%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	48	6.75%, see rank	10.29%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	226	31.79%, see rank	19.89%	18.08%
Female¹	835	54.01%, see rank	47.43%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	228	27.31%, see rank	38.62%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	301	36.05%, see rank	20.78%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	268	32.10%, see rank	33.02%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	38	4.55%, see rank	6.54%	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

	Hiawatha, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,546	100%	1,390,619	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	65	4.20%, see rank	3.57%	1.86%
Construction	55	3.56%, see rank	6.38%	7.13%
Manufacturing	116	7.50%, see rank	13.39%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	2.98%	3.06%
Retail Trade	248	16.04%, see rank	11.14%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	110	7.12%, see rank	4.87%	5.07%
Information	13	0.84%, see rank	2.60%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	18	1.16%, see rank	6.31%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	64	4.14%, see rank	8.28%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	502	32.47%, see rank	23.71%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	217	14.04%, see rank	7.71%	8.86%
Public Administration	81	5.24%, see rank	4.67%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	57	3.69%, see rank	4.38%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Hiawatha, KS	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	815	25.82%, see rank	12.43%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	188	21.17%, see rank	8.42%	10.08%

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