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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lander County is $29,302, which is higher than the state average of $26,515 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Lander County median household income is $76,558, which has grown by 66.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.10% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lander County residents spend 28.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 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, #5

Lander County	29,302 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lander County	49,527 USD
Nevada	30,415 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

Lander County	61,277 USD
Nevada	33,521 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

Lander County	25,239 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1

Lander County	76,558 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lander County	78,379 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Lander County	66.19%
Nevada	17.10%
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

	Lander County		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.40%	$7,630, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.27%	$15,124, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.12%	$3,182, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.71%	$18,353, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	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

Lander County	80,082 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lander County	80,344 USD
Nevada	78,301 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

	Lander County	Nevada	U.S.
White	$76,508, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Hispanic	$77,228, see rank	$43,255	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$73,750, see rank	$42,555	$37,170
One Race, Other	$92,917, see rank	$42,351	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lander County	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$37,727, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$86,894, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$88,750, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$35,938, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lander County	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,447, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	2,271, 51.07%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,749, 77.01%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,749, 77.01%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,561, 89.25%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	188, 10.75%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	522, 22.99%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	2,176, 48.93%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,161, 53.35%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,161, 53.35%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	989, 85.19%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	172, 14.81%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,015, 46.65%, see rank	39.97%	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

	Lander County	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,503, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,376, 54.97%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	527, 21.05%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	393, 15.70%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	82, 3.28%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	49, 1.96%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	76, 3.04%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lander County	28.7 minutes
Nevada	23.5 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

	Lander County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,550	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	1,561, 61.22%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	254, 16.27%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	79, 5.06%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31, 1.99%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	25, 1.60%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	590, 37.80%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	258, 16.53%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	989, 38.78%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	345, 34.88%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	230, 23.26%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	246, 24.87%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	29, 2.93%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	62, 6.27%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	77, 7.79%, see rank	4.36%	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

	Lander County	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,550, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,203, 47.18%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	159, 6.24%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	33, 1.29%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	217, 8.51%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	183, 7.18%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	25, 0.98%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16, 0.63%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40, 1.57%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	309, 12.12%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	200, 7.84%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	102, 4.00%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	63, 2.47%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lander County	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	707	12.05%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	120	8.20%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

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