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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Knox County is $28,062, which is about the same as the state average of $27,332 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Knox County median household income is $50,515, which has grown by 37.37% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.05% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Knox County residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 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, #6

Knox County	28,062 USD
Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Knox County	26,207 USD
Maine	27,957 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

Knox County	31,494 USD
Maine	32,893 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

Knox County	21,871 USD
Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #4

Knox County	50,515 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Knox County	63,468 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #2

Knox County	37.37%
Maine	31.05%
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

	Knox County		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.84%	$21,039, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.14%	$16,743, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.71%	$2,427, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.83%	$23,032, see rank	19.24%	$21,273	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

Knox County	61,952 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Knox County	74,085 USD
Maine	76,851 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

	Knox County	Maine	U.S.
White	$50,778, see rank	$49,258	$56,900
Black	$16,913, see rank	$24,370	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,471, see rank	$39,421	$42,396
Asian	$42,500, see rank	$53,495	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$68,355, see rank	$28,835	$37,170
Two or More Races	$40,441, see rank	$37,367	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Knox County	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$35,125, see rank	$27,557	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,889, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,491, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$40,776, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Knox County	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,117, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	16,197, 48.91%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,595, 65.41%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	59, 0.36%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,536, 65.05%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,740, 92.44%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	796, 7.56%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,602, 34.59%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	16,920, 51.09%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,131, 59.88%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,131, 59.88%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,743, 96.17%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	388, 3.83%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,789, 40.12%, see rank	39.67%	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

	Knox County	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	18,942, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,120, 74.54%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,082, 10.99%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	47, 0.25%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	1,006, 5.31%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	394, 2.08%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,293, 6.83%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Knox County	17.6 minutes
Maine	23.1 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

	Knox County	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,483	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	9,740, 49.99%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,910, 29.88%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,191, 12.23%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,385, 14.22%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	901, 9.25%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,376, 14.13%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,461, 15.00%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	9,743, 50.01%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,323, 34.11%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,279, 23.39%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,482, 35.74%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	94, 0.96%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	60, 0.62%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	424, 4.35%, see rank	4.57%	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

	Knox County	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,483, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,249, 6.41%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	1,760, 9.03%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,566, 8.04%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	378, 1.94%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,684, 13.78%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	561, 2.88%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	276, 1.42%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,231, 6.32%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,548, 7.95%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,294, 22.04%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,048, 10.51%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	794, 4.08%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,094, 5.62%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Knox County	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,343	11.26%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	768	7.20%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

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