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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Jay is $11,837, which is much lower than the state average of $23,094 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Jay median household income is $29,410, which has grown by 34.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Jay residents spend 18.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 20.3 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, #639

Jay, OK	11,837 USD
Oklahoma	23,094 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jay, OK	12,114 USD
Oklahoma	25,386 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

Jay, OK	15,909 USD
Oklahoma	31,000 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

Jay, OK	10,211 USD
Oklahoma	20,300 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #514

Jay, OK	29,410 USD
Oklahoma	42,979 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jay, OK	35,281 USD
Oklahoma	58,099 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #297

Jay, OK	34.45%
Oklahoma	25.96%
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

	Jay, OK		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.27%	$6,979, see rank	21.50%	$14,481	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	38.29%	$11,106, see rank	29.38%	$14,856	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	8.07%	$588, see rank	3.41%	$1,679	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	12.63%	$12,769, see rank	17.48%	$18,638	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

Jay, OK	34,527 USD
Oklahoma	53,607 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jay, OK	39,955 USD
Oklahoma	68,677 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

	Jay, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$33,914, see rank	$45,992	$54,999
Hispanic	$16,905, see rank	$34,193	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,337, see rank	$36,133	$36,779
Two or More Races	$15,500, see rank	$35,132	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jay, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
25 to 44	$23,021, see rank	$46,603	$57,132
45 to 64	$36,332, see rank	$52,907	$63,398
65 or over	$14,271, see rank	$31,402	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Jay, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,571	see rank	2,866,572	238,733,844
Male¹	1,246	48.46%, see rank	48.94%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	773	62.04%, see rank	69.24%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	16	1.28%, see rank	1.36%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	757	60.75%, see rank	67.88%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	652	86.13%, see rank	93.67%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	105	13.87%, see rank	6.33%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	473	37.96%, see rank	30.76%	29.08%
Female¹	1,325	51.54%, see rank	51.06%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	777	58.64%, see rank	57.08%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	777	58.64%, see rank	56.92%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	681	87.64%, see rank	93.95%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	96	12.36%, see rank	6.05%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	548	41.36%, see rank	42.92%	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

	Jay, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,307	100%	1,655,524	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	727	55.62%, see rank	80.82%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	355	27.16%, see rank	11.57%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.46%	4.94%
Walked	93	7.12%, see rank	1.90%	2.85%
Other Means	47	3.60%, see rank	1.49%	1.72%
Worked at Home	85	6.50%, see rank	3.75%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jay, OK	18.9 minutes
Oklahoma	20.3 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

	Jay, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,333	-	1,674,765	141,833,331
Male¹	652	48.91%, see rank	53.26%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12	1.84%, see rank	28.20%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	216	33.13%, see rank	13.09%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28	4.29%, see rank	16.53%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23	3.53%, see rank	1.19%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	98	15.03%, see rank	12.66%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	239	36.66%, see rank	20.51%	18.08%
Female¹	681	51.09%, see rank	46.74%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	150	22.03%, see rank	36.21%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	186	27.31%, see rank	21.55%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	224	32.89%, see rank	35.65%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.46%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	121	17.77%, see rank	5.39%	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

	Jay, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,333	100%	1,674,765	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23	1.73%, see rank	4.59%	1.86%
Construction	147	11.03%, see rank	7.40%	7.13%
Manufacturing	225	16.88%, see rank	10.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	10	0.75%, see rank	3.21%	3.06%
Retail Trade	147	11.03%, see rank	11.46%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	33	2.48%, see rank	5.35%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.15%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23	1.73%, see rank	6.01%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	75	5.63%, see rank	7.86%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	481	36.08%, see rank	21.98%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	125	9.38%, see rank	8.67%	8.86%
Public Administration	44	3.30%, see rank	5.97%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	5.19%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Jay, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	963	30.61%, see rank	16.22%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	239	30.96%, see rank	11.92%	10.08%

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