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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Palouse is $24,316, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Palouse median household income is $55,125, which has grown by 59.40% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Palouse residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 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, #323

Palouse, WA	24,316 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Palouse, WA	35,278 USD
Washington	33,492 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

Palouse, WA	44,318 USD
Washington	41,039 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

Palouse, WA	26,250 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #266

Palouse, WA	55,125 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Palouse, WA	65,019 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #52

Palouse, WA	59.40%
Washington	31.72%
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

	Palouse, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.33%	$9,822, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.17%	$18,037, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.69%	$7,200, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.98%	$18,969, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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

Palouse, WA	57,991 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Palouse, WA	70,188 USD
Washington	92,527 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

	Palouse, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$55,250, see rank	$61,732	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Palouse, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$11,563, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,804, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,563, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$42,083, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Palouse, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	825, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	386, 46.79%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	266, 68.91%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	266, 68.91%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	249, 93.61%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	17, 6.39%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	120, 31.09%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	439, 53.21%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	301, 68.56%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	301, 68.56%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	285, 94.68%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 5.32%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	138, 31.44%, see rank	40.93%	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

	Palouse, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	508, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	325, 63.98%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	80, 15.75%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	43, 8.46%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	15, 2.95%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	45, 8.86%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Palouse, WA	20.1 minutes
Washington	25.9 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

	Palouse, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	534	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	249, 46.63%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	127, 51.00%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	11, 4.42%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23, 9.24%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 5.62%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 6.02%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 9.24%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	285, 53.37%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	146, 51.23%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	48, 16.84%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	89, 31.23%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2, 0.70%, see rank	5.04%	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

	Palouse, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	534, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	32, 5.99%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	14, 2.62%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	39, 7.30%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	58, 10.86%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16, 3.00%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	14, 2.62%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 1.50%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20, 3.75%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	259, 48.50%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	37, 6.93%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	20, 3.75%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17, 3.18%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Palouse, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	232	21.25%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	32	11.23%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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