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Olean Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Olean Area is $9,016, which is much lower than the state average of $30,948 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Olean Area median household income is $13,450. On average Olean Area residents spend 46.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 32.0 minutes and is much higher than 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, #563

Olean Area	9,016 USD
New York	30,948 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Olean Area	17,142 USD
New York	32,436 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

Olean Area	17,245 USD
New York	38,025 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

Olean Area	16,917 USD
New York	28,225 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #566

Olean Area	13,450 USD
New York	55,603 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Olean Area	21,068 USD
New York	80,374 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Olean Area		-74.81%
New York		24.79%
U.S.		19.17%

*The Olean Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The New York 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

	Olean Area		New York		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	1.46%	$259, see rank	24.91%	$16,535	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	26.08%	$7,752, see rank	27.76%	$15,912	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	10.18%	$2,223, see rank	3.08%	$3,727	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	7.12%	$10,306, see rank	17.61%	$22,773	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

Olean Area	17,160 USD
New York	67,405 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Olean Area	24,291 USD
New York	93,102 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

	Olean Area	New York	U.S.
White	$15,982, see rank	$61,796	$54,999
Black	$12,988, see rank	$40,774	$35,194
Hispanic	$11,325, see rank	$39,541	$41,534
One Race, Other	$12,264, see rank	$35,965	$40,847

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Olean Area	New York	U.S.
25 to 44	$14,769, see rank	$62,225	$57,132
45 to 64	$12,357, see rank	$67,186	$63,398
65 or over	$11,667, see rank	$33,860	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Olean Area	%	New York	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,626	see rank	15,394,140	238,733,844
Male¹	993	37.81%, see rank	47.68%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	527	53.07%, see rank	69.44%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	527	53.07%, see rank	69.12%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	380	72.11%, see rank	92.10%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	147	27.89%, see rank	7.90%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	466	46.93%, see rank	30.56%	29.08%
Female¹	1,633	62.19%, see rank	52.32%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	739	45.25%, see rank	58.49%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	739	45.25%, see rank	58.46%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	573	77.54%, see rank	92.89%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	166	22.46%, see rank	7.11%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	894	54.75%, see rank	41.51%	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

	Olean Area	%	New York	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	941	100%	8,815,965	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	102	10.84%, see rank	54.12%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	17	1.81%, see rank	7.39%	10.35%
Public Transportation	645	68.54%, see rank	26.52%	4.94%
Walked	162	17.22%, see rank	6.32%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.80%	1.72%
Worked at Home	15	1.59%, see rank	3.84%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Olean Area	46.4 minutes
New York	32.0 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

	Olean Area	%	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	953	-	9,045,999	141,833,331
Male¹	380	39.87%, see rank	51.65%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18	4.74%, see rank	34.36%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	106	27.89%, see rank	17.17%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109	28.68%, see rank	18.92%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.42%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32	8.42%, see rank	9.16%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	115	30.26%, see rank	15.00%	18.08%
Female¹	573	60.13%, see rank	48.35%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	116	20.24%, see rank	41.78%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	168	29.32%, see rank	21.25%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	253	44.15%, see rank	31.94%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	36	6.28%, see rank	4.49%	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

	Olean Area	%	New York	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	953	100%	9,045,999	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	0.61%	1.86%
Construction	32	3.36%, see rank	5.89%	7.13%
Manufacturing	73	7.66%, see rank	7.24%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	6	0.63%, see rank	2.81%	3.06%
Retail Trade	143	15.01%, see rank	10.56%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	152	15.95%, see rank	5.30%	5.07%
Information	10	1.05%, see rank	3.13%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	102	10.70%, see rank	8.57%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	109	11.44%, see rank	10.84%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	283	29.70%, see rank	26.64%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17	1.78%, see rank	8.48%	8.86%
Public Administration	12	1.26%, see rank	4.93%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14	1.47%, see rank	5.01%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Olean Area	%	New York	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,047	55.55%, see rank	14.16%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	502	52.62%, see rank	10.76%	10.08%

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