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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of London Area is $17,449, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. London Area median household income is $32,354. On average London Area residents spend 19.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 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, #835

London Area	17,449 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

London Area	22,105 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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

London Area	26,507 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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

London Area	18,853 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #838

London Area	32,354 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

London Area	44,475 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

London Area		-8.42%
Kentucky		28.72%
U.S.		27.36%

*The London Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Kentucky and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	London Area		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.94%	$10,421, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.38%	$15,787, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.32%	$2,459, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.78%	$18,706, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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

London Area	39,097 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

London Area	52,085 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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

	London Area	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$32,468, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$26,319, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,932, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$61,034, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$26,333, see rank	$30,713	$37,170
Two or More Races	$21,900, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	London Area	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$22,461, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,231, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$34,900, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$25,636, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	London Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	99,768, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	48,157, 48.27%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	26,006, 54.00%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	48, 0.10%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	25,958, 53.90%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	22,224, 85.62%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,734, 14.38%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	22,151, 46.00%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	51,611, 51.73%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	24,514, 47.50%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	24,514, 47.50%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	21,478, 87.62%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,036, 12.38%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	27,097, 52.50%, see rank	44.88%	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

	London Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	42,591, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	35,625, 83.64%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,529, 10.63%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	240, 0.56%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	905, 2.12%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	341, 0.80%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	951, 2.23%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

London Area	19.6 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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

	London Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	43,702	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	22,224, 50.85%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,639, 20.87%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,627, 11.82%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,288, 19.29%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	142, 0.64%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,089, 9.40%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,821, 30.69%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	21,478, 49.15%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,499, 30.26%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,011, 23.33%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,942, 36.98%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.06%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 0.11%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,868, 8.70%, see rank	8.09%	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

	London Area	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	43,702, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	885, 2.03%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	2,234, 5.11%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6,379, 14.60%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,079, 2.47%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,127, 14.02%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,504, 5.73%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	790, 1.81%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,796, 4.11%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,719, 8.51%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	10,766, 24.64%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,188, 7.29%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,249, 5.15%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,986, 4.54%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	London Area	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	32,357	26.17%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7,167	21.04%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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