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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Lake County is $22,586, which is lower than the state average of $26,171 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Lake County median household income is $41,105, which has grown by 39.31% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 13.79% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Lake County residents spend 10.6 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, #19

Lake County	22,586 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

Lake County	21,838 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

Lake County	28,712 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

Lake County	17,500 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, #25

Lake County	41,105 USD
Oregon	49,260 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lake County	52,757 USD
Oregon	64,554 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Lake County	39.31%
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

	Lake County		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.25%	$8,966, see rank	26.86%	$14,916	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	37.44%	$14,834, see rank	28.20%	$15,801	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	5.14%	$2,853, see rank	2.91%	$3,666	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	23.66%	$17,466, 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

Lake County	47,188 USD
Oregon	60,402 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lake County	61,327 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

	Lake County	Oregon	U.S.
White	$41,305, see rank	$50,093	$54,999
Black	$44,545, see rank	$32,168	$35,194
Hispanic	$22,292, see rank	$37,397	$41,534
American Indian, Alaska Native	$54,000, see rank	$36,700	$36,779
Hawaiian Native	$141,083, see rank	$41,168	$55,984
One Race, Other	$37,870, see rank	$38,253	$40,847
Two or More Races	$25,188, see rank	$40,512	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lake County	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$27,750, see rank	$24,740	$26,465
25 to 44	$42,137, see rank	$53,593	$57,132
45 to 64	$50,719, see rank	$59,837	$63,398
65 or over	$30,288, see rank	$34,495	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Lake County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,505	see rank	3,000,732	238,733,844
Male¹	3,423	52.62%, see rank	49.07%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,957	57.17%, see rank	69.93%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,957	57.17%, see rank	69.73%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,773	90.60%, see rank	90.48%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	184	9.40%, see rank	9.52%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,466	42.83%, see rank	30.07%	29.08%
Female¹	3,082	47.38%, see rank	50.93%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,826	59.25%, see rank	59.26%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,826	59.25%, see rank	59.23%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,600	87.62%, see rank	92.17%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	226	12.38%, see rank	7.83%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,256	40.75%, 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

	Lake County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,279	100%	1,720,292	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,192	66.85%, see rank	71.96%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	268	8.17%, see rank	10.76%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	4.22%	4.94%
Walked	261	7.96%, see rank	3.92%	2.85%
Other Means	103	3.14%, see rank	3.06%	1.72%
Worked at Home	455	13.88%, see rank	6.09%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lake County	10.6 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

	Lake County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,373	-	1,763,324	141,833,331
Male¹	1,773	52.56%, see rank	52.69%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	678	38.24%, see rank	32.83%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	156	8.80%, see rank	13.17%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	183	10.32%, see rank	17.45%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	180	10.15%, see rank	2.98%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	103	5.81%, see rank	9.91%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	400	22.56%, see rank	18.07%	18.08%
Female¹	1,600	47.44%, see rank	47.31%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	566	35.38%, see rank	37.59%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	331	20.69%, see rank	21.84%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	610	38.13%, see rank	33.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	42	2.63%, 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	51	3.19%, 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

	Lake County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,373	100%	1,763,324	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	710	21.05%, see rank	3.43%	1.86%
Construction	232	6.88%, see rank	7.03%	7.13%
Manufacturing	300	8.89%, see rank	11.79%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	45	1.33%, see rank	3.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	376	11.15%, see rank	12.28%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	141	4.18%, see rank	4.33%	5.07%
Information	65	1.93%, see rank	2.09%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	56	1.66%, see rank	6.39%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	245	7.26%, see rank	9.99%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	520	15.42%, see rank	20.88%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	290	8.60%, see rank	9.21%	8.86%
Public Administration	319	9.46%, see rank	4.55%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	74	2.19%, see rank	4.84%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Lake County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,305	17.47%, see rank	14.00%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	306	13.14%, see rank	9.60%	10.08%

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