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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Index is $23,484, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Index median household income is $55,313, which has grown by 28.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Index residents spend 49.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is much 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, #342

Index, WA	23,484 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Index, WA	28,611 USD
Washington	33,492 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

Index, WA	39,375 USD
Washington	41,039 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

Index, WA	16,063 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #262

Index, WA	55,313 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Index, WA	56,453 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #239

Index, WA	28.26%
Washington	31.72%
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

	Index, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.99%	$22,225, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	11.49%	$10,140, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.45%	$600, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	2.30%	$2,600, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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

Index, WA	58,500 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Index, WA	63,195 USD
Washington	92,527 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

	Index, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$55,521, see rank	$61,732	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Index, WA	Washington	U.S.
25 to 44	$42,222, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,458, see rank	$72,872	$65,027

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

Employment Status

	Index, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	185, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	92, 49.73%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	75, 81.52%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	75, 81.52%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	67, 89.33%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 10.67%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17, 18.48%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	93, 50.27%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	65, 69.89%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	65, 69.89%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	57, 87.69%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 12.31%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28, 30.11%, see rank	40.93%	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

	Index, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	124, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	87, 70.16%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	27, 21.77%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	3, 2.42%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7, 5.65%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Index, WA	49.4 minutes
Washington	25.9 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

	Index, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	124	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	67, 54.03%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10, 14.93%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	18, 26.87%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 23.88%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 19.40%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	57, 45.97%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26, 45.61%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9, 15.79%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	16, 28.07%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6, 10.53%, see rank	5.04%	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

	Index, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	124, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	13, 10.48%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	14, 11.29%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9, 7.26%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	2, 1.61%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 4.03%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	46, 37.10%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9, 7.26%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	13, 10.48%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13, 10.48%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Index, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	31	14.29%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	9	16.07%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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