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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Muncie is $22,078, which is lower than the state average of $30,019 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Muncie median household income is $37,500, which has grown by 1.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.70% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Muncie residents spend 35.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.6 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, #806

Muncie, IL	22,078 USD
Illinois	30,019 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Muncie, IL	27,500 USD
Illinois	32,198 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

Muncie, IL	31,250 USD
Illinois	39,039 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

Muncie, IL	25,750 USD
Illinois	26,489 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1087

Muncie, IL	37,500 USD
Illinois	57,166 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Muncie, IL	44,312 USD
Illinois	78,521 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1149

Muncie, IL	1.45%
Illinois	22.70%
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

	Muncie, IL		Illinois		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.76%	$4,100, see rank	22.23%	$15,728	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	25.68%	$16,774, see rank	27.05%	$17,893	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.35%	$0, see rank	2.51%	$3,672	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.62%	$14,013, see rank	16.75%	$26,034	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

Muncie, IL	54,688 USD
Illinois	70,967 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Muncie, IL	57,620 USD
Illinois	92,664 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

	Muncie, IL	Illinois	U.S.
White	$37,500, see rank	$62,152	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Muncie, IL	Illinois	U.S.
25 to 44	$37,500, see rank	$62,340	$58,398
45 to 64	$57,500, see rank	$70,284	$65,027
65 or over	$35,000, see rank	$38,325	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Muncie, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	131, see rank	10,170,489	248,775,628
Male¹	73, 55.73%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	45, 61.64%, see rank	71.38%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	45, 61.64%, see rank	71.09%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	36, 80.00%, see rank	89.58%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 20.00%, see rank	10.42%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	28, 38.36%, see rank	28.62%	30.72%
Female¹	58, 44.27%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	40, 68.97%, see rank	61.04%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.05%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	40, 68.97%, see rank	60.99%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	38, 95.00%, see rank	90.48%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2, 5.00%, see rank	9.52%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	18, 31.03%, see rank	38.96%	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

	Muncie, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	74, 100%	5,928,078	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	69, 93.24%, see rank	73.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4, 5.41%, see rank	8.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.92%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.63%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1, 1.35%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Muncie, IL	35.2 minutes
Illinois	28.6 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

	Muncie, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	74	6,032,031	143,435,233
Male¹	36, 48.65%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 8.33%, see rank	33.29%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3, 8.33%, see rank	14.62%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4, 11.11%, see rank	18.01%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 19.44%, see rank	0.47%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 8.33%, see rank	7.74%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12, 33.33%, see rank	20.51%	17.94%
Female¹	38, 51.35%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13, 34.21%, see rank	40.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	10, 26.32%, see rank	20.39%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 15.79%, see rank	32.33%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 13.16%, see rank	0.21%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 10.53%, see rank	6.66%	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

	Muncie, IL	Illinois	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	74, 100%	6,032,031	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 9.46%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	12, 16.22%, see rank	5.12%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4, 5.41%, see rank	12.55%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.01%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8, 10.81%, see rank	11.00%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6, 8.11%, see rank	5.85%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.07%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 9.46%, see rank	7.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 2.70%, see rank	11.29%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	24, 32.43%, see rank	23.07%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4, 5.41%, see rank	9.02%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.85%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.78%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Muncie, IL	%	Illinois	U.S.
Population in Poverty	17	11.26%, see rank	14.41%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5	11.11%, see rank	10.54%	11.47%

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