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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Owyhee County is $16,733, which is lower than the state average of $23,087 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Owyhee County median household income is $32,589, which has grown by 15.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.98% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Owyhee County residents spend 26.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 19.7 minutes and is about the same as 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, #41

Owyhee County	16,733 USD
Idaho	23,087 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Owyhee County	22,101 USD
Idaho	25,139 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

Owyhee County	25,564 USD
Idaho	31,238 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

Owyhee County	17,927 USD
Idaho	19,698 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #43

Owyhee County	32,589 USD
Idaho	47,334 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Owyhee County	46,381 USD
Idaho	61,544 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #40

Owyhee County	15.00%
Idaho	25.98%
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

	Owyhee County		Idaho		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.33%	$11,090, see rank	20.36%	$14,449	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.43%	$15,441, see rank	29.97%	$17,704	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.68%	$1,316, see rank	3.09%	$2,552	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.09%	$15,340, see rank	17.58%	$21,802	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

Owyhee County	40,069 USD
Idaho	56,922 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Owyhee County	53,106 USD
Idaho	71,149 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

	Owyhee County	Idaho	U.S.
White	$32,803, see rank	$47,996	$56,900
Hispanic	$25,938, see rank	$37,346	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,000, see rank	$37,438	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,438, see rank	$35,197	$40,300
Two or More Races	$23,750, see rank	$36,213	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Owyhee County	Idaho	U.S.
less than 25	$24,087, see rank	$25,338	$25,788
25 to 44	$32,692, see rank	$51,087	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,909, see rank	$57,970	$65,027
65 or over	$25,080, see rank	$35,876	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Owyhee County	Idaho	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,602, see rank	1,216,172	248,775,628
Male¹	4,458, 51.83%, see rank	49.76%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,912, 65.32%, see rank	69.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.29%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,899, 65.03%, see rank	68.85%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,434, 83.96%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	465, 16.04%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,546, 34.68%, see rank	30.73%	30.72%
Female¹	4,144, 48.17%, see rank	50.24%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,916, 46.24%, see rank	57.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,916, 46.24%, see rank	57.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,742, 90.92%, see rank	92.25%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	174, 9.08%, see rank	7.75%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,228, 53.76%, see rank	42.87%	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

	Owyhee County	Idaho	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,094, 100%	691,425	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,781, 67.93%, see rank	78.17%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	391, 9.55%, see rank	9.80%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.10%, see rank	0.77%	5.06%
Walked	152, 3.71%, see rank	2.98%	2.78%
Other Means	132, 3.22%, see rank	2.36%	1.79%
Worked at Home	634, 15.49%, see rank	5.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Owyhee County	26.1 minutes
Idaho	19.7 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

	Owyhee County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,176	703,410	143,435,233
Male¹	2,434, 58.29%, see rank	54.28%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	540, 22.19%, see rank	31.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	149, 6.12%, see rank	13.41%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	223, 9.16%, see rank	16.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	549, 22.56%, see rank	4.01%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	282, 11.59%, see rank	10.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	543, 22.31%, see rank	18.00%	17.94%
Female¹	1,742, 41.71%, see rank	45.72%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	454, 26.06%, see rank	35.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	454, 26.06%, see rank	23.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	396, 22.73%, see rank	33.48%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	183, 10.51%, see rank	1.04%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.34%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	245, 14.06%, see rank	5.76%	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

	Owyhee County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,176, 100%	703,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,203, 28.81%, see rank	5.66%	1.96%
Construction	319, 7.64%, see rank	7.09%	6.17%
Manufacturing	525, 12.57%, see rank	9.91%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	124, 2.97%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	389, 9.32%, see rank	12.25%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	214, 5.12%, see rank	4.76%	4.93%
Information	14, 0.34%, see rank	1.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	109, 2.61%, see rank	5.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	144, 3.45%, see rank	9.81%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	581, 13.91%, see rank	22.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	219, 5.24%, see rank	8.71%	9.49%
Public Administration	191, 4.57%, see rank	5.29%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	144, 3.45%, see rank	4.27%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Owyhee County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,093	27.43%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	661	23.84%, see rank	11.02%	11.47%

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