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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Keweenaw County is $25,197, which is about the same as the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Keweenaw County median household income is $39,180, which has grown by 39.23% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Keweenaw County residents spend 22.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 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, #19

Keweenaw County	25,197 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Keweenaw County	22,813 USD
Michigan	27,763 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

Keweenaw County	25,607 USD
Michigan	34,444 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

Keweenaw County	19,375 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #63

Keweenaw County	39,180 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Keweenaw County	52,164 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Keweenaw County	39.23%
Michigan	9.90%
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

	Keweenaw County		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	27.42%	$9,385, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	58.18%	$17,631, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.67%	$2,347, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	34.77%	$20,117, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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

Keweenaw County	47,738 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Keweenaw County	61,660 USD
Michigan	78,408 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

	Keweenaw County	Michigan	U.S.
White	$39,258, see rank	$52,395	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Keweenaw County	Michigan	U.S.
25 to 44	$48,333, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$39,732, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$35,682, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Keweenaw County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,866, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	975, 52.25%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	471, 48.31%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	471, 48.31%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	441, 93.63%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 6.37%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	504, 51.69%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	891, 47.75%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	438, 49.16%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	438, 49.16%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	419, 95.66%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 4.34%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	453, 50.84%, see rank	42.52%	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

	Keweenaw County	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	847, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	608, 71.78%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	119, 14.05%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.12%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	31, 3.66%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 1.06%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	79, 9.33%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Keweenaw County	22.8 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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

	Keweenaw County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	860	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	441, 51.28%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	103, 23.36%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	103, 23.36%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	53, 12.02%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 1.59%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	44, 9.98%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	88, 19.95%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	419, 48.72%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	184, 43.91%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	85, 20.29%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	131, 31.26%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 4.53%, see rank	7.30%	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

	Keweenaw County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	860, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28, 3.26%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	59, 6.86%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	55, 6.40%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 1.40%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	121, 14.07%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	32, 3.72%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.35%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	45, 5.23%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	85, 9.88%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	218, 25.35%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	92, 10.70%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	65, 7.56%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	45, 5.23%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Keweenaw County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	391	18.04%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	75	12.06%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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