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Houston, AK Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houston is $24,487, which is lower than the state average of $33,129 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Houston median household income is $52,019, which has grown by 31.31% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 39.28% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Houston residents spend 34.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is higher 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, #150

Houston, AK	24,487 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houston, AK	32,000 USD
Alaska	36,240 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

Houston, AK	50,324 USD
Alaska	42,923 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

Houston, AK	21,938 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #132

Houston, AK	52,019 USD
Alaska	71,829 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houston, AK	66,874 USD
Alaska	88,583 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #157

Houston, AK	31.31%
Alaska	39.28%
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

	Houston, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	49.44%	$6,647, see rank	45.29%	$8,579	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.28%	$15,461, see rank	19.65%	$15,585	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	10.75%	$3,082, see rank	6.20%	$4,259	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.83%	$26,486, see rank	18.57%	$28,508	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

Houston, AK	72,917 USD
Alaska	83,714 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houston, AK	78,116 USD
Alaska	100,099 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

	Houston, AK	Alaska	U.S.
White	$53,125, see rank	$78,752	$56,900
Hispanic	$14,028, see rank	$62,038	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$85,833, see rank	$45,624	$37,170
One Race, Other	$13,333, see rank	$56,875	$40,300
Two or More Races	$49,091, see rank	$55,489	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Houston, AK	Alaska	U.S.
less than 25	$57,083, see rank	$42,742	$25,788
25 to 44	$71,250, see rank	$74,898	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,000, see rank	$82,782	$65,027
65 or over	$29,750, see rank	$51,768	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Houston, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,543, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	766, 49.64%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	490, 63.97%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	490, 63.97%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	394, 80.41%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	96, 19.59%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	276, 36.03%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	777, 50.36%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	419, 53.93%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	419, 53.93%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	350, 83.53%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	69, 16.47%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	358, 46.07%, see rank	34.25%	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

	Houston, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	704, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	550, 78.13%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	71, 10.09%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.43%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	13, 1.85%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	53, 7.53%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14, 1.99%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houston, AK	34.1 minutes
Alaska	18.1 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

	Houston, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	744	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	394, 52.96%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86, 21.83%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	48, 12.18%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	67, 17.01%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 1.27%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	108, 27.41%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57, 14.47%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	350, 47.04%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	104, 29.71%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	140, 40.00%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	99, 28.29%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 2.00%, see rank	4.36%	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

	Houston, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	744, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	52, 6.99%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	103, 13.84%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	25, 3.36%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 2.02%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	75, 10.08%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	72, 9.68%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	11, 1.48%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13, 1.75%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	54, 7.26%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	154, 20.70%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	97, 13.04%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	46, 6.18%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	27, 3.63%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Houston, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	324	15.84%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	54	11.23%, see rank	7.03%	11.47%

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