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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Monterey is $18,924, which is much lower than the state average of $32,145 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Monterey median household income is $25,417, which has shrunk by 30.91% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 29.99% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Monterey residents spend 24.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.2 minutes and is about the same as 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, #442

Monterey, VA	18,924 USD
Virginia	32,145 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Monterey, VA	16,250 USD
Virginia	33,027 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

Monterey, VA	30,938 USD
Virginia	40,128 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

Monterey, VA	11,250 USD
Virginia	26,948 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #547

Monterey, VA	25,417 USD
Virginia	61,406 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Monterey, VA	38,972 USD
Virginia	82,584 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #362

Monterey, VA		-30.91%
Virginia		29.99%
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

	Monterey, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	32.00%	$6,279, see rank	26.89%	$14,285	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	26.67%	$8,730, see rank	25.70%	$15,385	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	10.67%	$1,063, see rank	1.79%	$2,804	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	30.67%	$15,752, see rank	20.39%	$26,210	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

Monterey, VA	26,667 USD
Virginia	73,514 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Monterey, VA	42,845 USD
Virginia	95,703 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

	Monterey, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$25,417, see rank	$66,357	$54,999

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Monterey, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$23,750, see rank	$67,089	$57,132
45 to 64	$34,167, see rank	$73,733	$63,398
65 or over	$16,250, see rank	$38,641	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Monterey, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	123	see rank	6,216,349	238,733,844
Male¹	50	40.65%, see rank	48.55%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	44	88.00%, see rank	73.12%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	3.40%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	44	88.00%, see rank	69.71%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	44	100.00%, see rank	93.93%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	6.07%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6	12.00%, see rank	26.88%	29.08%
Female¹	73	59.35%, see rank	51.45%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	38	52.05%, see rank	61.95%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.63%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	38	52.05%, see rank	61.32%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	38	100.00%, see rank	94.22%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	5.78%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	35	47.95%, see rank	38.05%	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

	Monterey, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	82	100%	3,851,989	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	34	41.46%, see rank	77.00%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	16	19.51%, see rank	10.78%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	4.26%	4.94%
Walked	21	25.61%, see rank	2.36%	2.85%
Other Means	4	4.88%, see rank	1.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	7	8.54%, see rank	4.23%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Monterey, VA	24.4 minutes
Virginia	27.2 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

	Monterey, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	82	-	3,824,131	141,833,331
Male¹	44	53.66%, see rank	51.67%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8	18.18%, see rank	39.00%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	7	15.91%, see rank	12.64%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3	6.82%, see rank	15.97%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16	36.36%, see rank	10.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10	22.73%, see rank	14.63%	18.08%
Female¹	38	46.34%, see rank	48.33%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13	34.21%, see rank	43.28%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2	5.26%, see rank	18.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13	34.21%, see rank	31.99%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4	10.53%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6	15.79%, see rank	5.23%	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

	Monterey, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	82	100%	3,824,131	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	1.12%	1.86%
Construction	17	20.73%, see rank	7.54%	7.13%
Manufacturing	7	8.54%, see rank	8.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	2.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	9	10.98%, see rank	10.80%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3	3.66%, see rank	4.25%	5.07%
Information	9	10.98%, see rank	2.54%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3	3.66%, see rank	6.71%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3	3.66%, see rank	14.24%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	12	14.63%, see rank	20.31%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11	13.41%, see rank	8.01%	8.86%
Public Administration	6	7.32%, see rank	8.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2	2.44%, see rank	5.16%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Monterey, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	66	42.86%, see rank	10.29%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	16	36.36%, see rank	7.19%	10.08%

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