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Norwich, New London Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Norwich, New London Area is $34,241, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Norwich, New London Area median household income is $66,693. On average Norwich, New London Area residents spend 22.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 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, #29

Norwich, New London Area	34,241 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

Norwich, New London Area	35,274 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

Norwich, New London Area	42,737 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

Norwich, New London Area	29,318 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, #29

Norwich, New London Area	66,693 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Norwich, New London Area	85,484 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Norwich, New London Area	2.42%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Norwich, New London Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Connecticut 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

	Norwich, New London Area		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.50%	$13,860, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.99%	$18,636, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.84%	$4,043, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.70%	$28,976, 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

Norwich, New London Area	82,655 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Norwich, New London Area	100,889 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

	Norwich, New London Area	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$70,632, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$45,612, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,409, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$71,120, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$61,667, see rank	$43,609	$37,170
One Race, Other	$31,713, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$51,619, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Norwich, New London Area	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$41,801, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$67,977, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$85,412, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$45,970, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Norwich, New London Area	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	223,639, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	111,491, 49.85%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	82,116, 73.65%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6,246, 5.60%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	75,870, 68.05%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	69,179, 91.18%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6,691, 8.82%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	29,375, 26.35%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	112,148, 50.15%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	70,418, 62.79%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	625, 0.56%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	69,793, 62.23%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	64,184, 91.96%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,609, 8.04%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	41,730, 37.21%, 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

	Norwich, New London Area	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	137,534, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	108,930, 79.20%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	12,629, 9.18%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,773, 2.02%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	5,587, 4.06%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	1,669, 1.21%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,946, 4.32%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Norwich, New London Area	22.5 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

	Norwich, New London Area	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	133,363	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	69,179, 51.87%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	24,156, 34.92%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	15,118, 21.85%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,944, 14.37%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	94, 0.14%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,924, 8.56%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9,890, 14.30%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	64,184, 48.13%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	26,788, 41.74%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	15,529, 24.19%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,768, 29.24%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	177, 0.28%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	180, 0.28%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,591, 4.04%, 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

	Norwich, New London Area	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	133,363, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	625, 0.47%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	6,990, 5.24%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	17,383, 13.03%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,179, 1.63%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	14,800, 11.10%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,253, 3.94%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	1,982, 1.49%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,708, 4.28%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11,591, 8.69%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	32,449, 24.33%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	22,908, 17.18%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	6,540, 4.90%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,955, 3.72%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Norwich, New London Area	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	23,856	9.12%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,529	6.52%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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