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Klamath Falls, OR Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Klamath Falls is $20,840, which is lower than the state average of $26,171 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Klamath Falls median household income is $33,203, which has grown by 16.51% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 13.79% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Klamath Falls residents spend 14.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.9 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, #198

Klamath Falls, OR	20,840 USD
Oregon	26,171 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Klamath Falls, OR	20,560 USD
Oregon	26,850 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

Klamath Falls, OR	26,293 USD
Oregon	32,598 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

Klamath Falls, OR	16,677 USD
Oregon	21,815 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #302

Klamath Falls, OR	33,203 USD
Oregon	49,260 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Klamath Falls, OR	50,347 USD
Oregon	64,554 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #190

Klamath Falls, OR	16.51%
Oregon	13.79%
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

	Klamath Falls, OR		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.85%	$11,671, see rank	26.86%	$14,916	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	24.68%	$15,052, see rank	28.20%	$15,801	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.98%	$2,635, see rank	2.91%	$3,666	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	14.08%	$24,966, see rank	17.90%	$22,277	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

Klamath Falls, OR	45,758 USD
Oregon	60,402 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Klamath Falls, OR	61,526 USD
Oregon	75,934 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

	Klamath Falls, OR	Oregon	U.S.
White	$33,799, see rank	$50,093	$54,999
Hispanic	$26,100, see rank	$37,397	$41,534
Asian	$54,545, see rank	$59,136	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,536, see rank	$36,700	$36,779
One Race, Other	$26,750, see rank	$38,253	$40,847
Two or More Races	$27,344, see rank	$40,512	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Klamath Falls, OR	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$23,279, see rank	$24,740	$26,465
25 to 44	$37,199, see rank	$53,593	$57,132
45 to 64	$44,939, see rank	$59,837	$63,398
65 or over	$23,235, see rank	$34,495	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Klamath Falls, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	16,289	see rank	3,000,732	238,733,844
Male¹	8,092	49.68%, see rank	49.07%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,678	70.17%, see rank	69.93%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	68	0.84%, see rank	0.19%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	5,610	69.33%, see rank	69.73%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,995	89.04%, see rank	90.48%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	615	10.96%, see rank	9.52%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,414	29.83%, see rank	30.07%	29.08%
Female¹	8,197	50.32%, see rank	50.93%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,000	61.00%, see rank	59.26%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	5,000	61.00%, see rank	59.23%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,463	89.26%, see rank	92.17%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	537	10.74%, see rank	7.83%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,197	39.00%, see rank	40.74%	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

	Klamath Falls, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,381	100%	1,720,292	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,849	73.01%, see rank	71.96%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,195	12.74%, see rank	10.76%	10.35%
Public Transportation	164	1.75%, see rank	4.22%	4.94%
Walked	594	6.33%, see rank	3.92%	2.85%
Other Means	133	1.42%, see rank	3.06%	1.72%
Worked at Home	446	4.75%, see rank	6.09%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Klamath Falls, OR	14.0 minutes
Oregon	21.9 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

	Klamath Falls, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,458	-	1,763,324	141,833,331
Male¹	4,995	52.81%, see rank	52.69%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,382	27.67%, see rank	32.83%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	977	19.56%, see rank	13.17%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	671	13.43%, see rank	17.45%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	113	2.26%, see rank	2.98%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	505	10.11%, see rank	9.91%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	946	18.94%, see rank	18.07%	18.08%
Female¹	4,463	47.19%, see rank	47.31%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,450	32.49%, see rank	37.59%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,313	29.42%, see rank	21.84%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,474	33.03%, see rank	33.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5	0.11%, see rank	0.77%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.33%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	188	4.21%, see rank	5.66%	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

	Klamath Falls, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,458	100%	1,763,324	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	276	2.92%, see rank	3.43%	1.86%
Construction	531	5.61%, see rank	7.03%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,027	10.86%, see rank	11.79%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	83	0.88%, see rank	3.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,218	12.88%, see rank	12.28%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	377	3.99%, see rank	4.33%	5.07%
Information	168	1.78%, see rank	2.09%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	407	4.30%, see rank	6.39%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	842	8.90%, see rank	9.99%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,126	22.48%, see rank	20.88%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,461	15.45%, see rank	9.21%	8.86%
Public Administration	429	4.54%, see rank	4.55%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	513	5.42%, see rank	4.84%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Klamath Falls, OR	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,170	20.61%, see rank	14.00%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	825	16.82%, see rank	9.60%	10.08%

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