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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jewell County is $23,393, which is lower than the state average of $27,367 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jewell County median household income is $41,042, which has grown by 34.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.69% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jewell County residents spend 16.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.6 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, #71

Jewell County	23,393 USD
Kansas	27,367 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jewell County	25,944 USD
Kansas	29,793 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

Jewell County	31,285 USD
Kansas	35,528 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

Jewell County	19,066 USD
Kansas	23,777 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #82

Jewell County	41,042 USD
Kansas	51,872 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jewell County	49,463 USD
Kansas	69,271 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #55

Jewell County	34.40%
Kansas	27.69%
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

	Jewell County		Kansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.85%	$11,935, see rank	23.31%	$14,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.83%	$15,734, see rank	28.54%	$18,204	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.70%	$1,300, see rank	2.17%	$3,405	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.98%	$10,567, see rank	16.24%	$19,968	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

Jewell County	51,833 USD
Kansas	65,804 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jewell County	60,248 USD
Kansas	83,035 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

	Jewell County	Kansas	U.S.
White	$41,380, see rank	$53,621	$56,900
Hispanic	$29,063, see rank	$39,779	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$36,250, see rank	$39,104	$37,170
Two or More Races	$8,750, see rank	$41,090	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jewell County	Kansas	U.S.
less than 25	$48,221, see rank	$25,813	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,524, see rank	$56,041	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,659, see rank	$65,005	$65,027
65 or over	$25,227, see rank	$37,533	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jewell County	Kansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,531, see rank	2,236,421	248,775,628
Male¹	1,277, 50.45%, see rank	49.32%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	828, 64.84%, see rank	72.71%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	828, 64.84%, see rank	71.29%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	805, 97.22%, see rank	93.22%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	23, 2.78%, see rank	6.78%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	449, 35.16%, see rank	27.29%	30.72%
Female¹	1,254, 49.55%, see rank	50.68%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	694, 55.34%, see rank	62.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	694, 55.34%, see rank	62.07%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	674, 97.12%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 2.88%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	560, 44.66%, see rank	37.80%	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

	Jewell County	Kansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,435, 100%	1,383,284	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,097, 76.45%, see rank	82.12%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	114, 7.94%, see rank	9.54%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	5.06%
Walked	105, 7.32%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 1.25%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	101, 7.04%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jewell County	16.0 minutes
Kansas	18.6 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

	Jewell County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,479	1,391,836	143,435,233
Male¹	805, 54.43%, see rank	52.66%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	275, 34.16%, see rank	32.88%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	67, 8.32%, see rank	12.85%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	72, 8.94%, see rank	16.21%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	47, 5.84%, see rank	1.61%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	97, 12.05%, see rank	9.92%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	148, 18.39%, see rank	20.07%	17.94%
Female¹	674, 45.57%, see rank	47.34%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	265, 39.32%, see rank	40.57%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	156, 23.15%, see rank	21.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	221, 32.79%, see rank	31.45%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.45%, see rank	0.30%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.89%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 3.26%, see rank	5.97%	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

	Jewell County	Kansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,479, 100%	1,391,836	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	232, 15.69%, see rank	3.59%	1.96%
Construction	98, 6.63%, see rank	6.25%	6.17%
Manufacturing	70, 4.73%, see rank	12.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	75, 5.07%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	154, 10.41%, see rank	11.04%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	86, 5.81%, see rank	4.74%	4.93%
Information	27, 1.83%, see rank	2.22%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	94, 6.36%, see rank	6.01%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	51, 3.45%, see rank	8.78%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	380, 25.69%, see rank	24.85%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	57, 3.85%, see rank	7.90%	9.49%
Public Administration	92, 6.22%, see rank	4.71%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	63, 4.26%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jewell County	%	Kansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	421	13.91%, see rank	13.79%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	81	8.65%, see rank	9.37%	11.47%

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