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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lake Pocotopaug is $45,816, which is higher than the state average of $38,480 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Lake Pocotopaug median household income is $85,658, which has grown by 46.86% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 29.60% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lake Pocotopaug residents spend 29.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is higher 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, #34

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	45,816 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	59,116 USD
Connecticut	38,133 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

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	75,433 USD
Connecticut	45,498 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

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	39,107 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #38

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	85,658 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	102,651 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #22

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	46.86%
Connecticut	29.60%
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

	Lake Pocotopaug, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.78%	$10,603, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.72%	$19,003, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.06%	$179, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.00%	$29,254, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	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

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	115,354 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	126,625 USD
Connecticut	119,176 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

	Lake Pocotopaug, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$85,921, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lake Pocotopaug, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$101,250, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$116,203, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$40,089, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lake Pocotopaug, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,404, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	1,112, 46.26%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	814, 73.20%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	814, 73.20%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	753, 92.51%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	61, 7.49%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	298, 26.80%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	1,292, 53.74%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	917, 70.98%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	917, 70.98%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	831, 90.62%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	86, 9.38%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	375, 29.02%, see rank	37.03%	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

	Lake Pocotopaug, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,584, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,350, 85.23%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	109, 6.88%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	20, 1.26%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	31, 1.96%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	74, 4.67%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lake Pocotopaug, CT	29.5 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 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

	Lake Pocotopaug, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,584	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	753, 47.54%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	425, 56.44%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	56, 7.44%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	125, 16.60%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34, 4.52%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	55, 7.30%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	831, 52.46%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	454, 54.63%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	142, 17.09%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	160, 19.25%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 2.05%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 5.29%, see rank	4.83%	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

	Lake Pocotopaug, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,584, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	46, 2.90%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	202, 12.75%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	24, 1.52%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	157, 9.91%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	65, 4.10%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	78, 4.92%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	189, 11.93%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	189, 11.93%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	424, 26.77%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	56, 3.54%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	48, 3.03%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	106, 6.69%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lake Pocotopaug, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	76	2.54%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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