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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pitkin is $24,782, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Pitkin median household income is $54,167, which has grown by 9.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.94% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pitkin residents spend 50.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is much 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, #230

Pitkin, CO	24,782 USD
Colorado	31,674 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pitkin, CO	43,333 USD
Colorado	32,301 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

Pitkin, CO	35,000 USD
Colorado	38,288 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

Pitkin, CO	50,357 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #168

Pitkin, CO	54,167 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pitkin, CO	48,835 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #273

Pitkin, CO	9.71%
Colorado	25.94%
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

	Pitkin, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.53%	$14,088, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	52.94%	$20,594, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.88%	$2,550, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.65%	$21,983, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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

Pitkin, CO	54,583 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pitkin, CO	54,200 USD
Colorado	94,432 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

	Pitkin, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$54,167, see rank	$61,794	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pitkin, CO	Colorado	U.S.
45 to 64	$64,167, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$31,875, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pitkin, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	63, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	34, 53.97%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14, 41.18%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14, 41.18%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14, 100.00%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	20, 58.82%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	29, 46.03%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10, 34.48%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10, 34.48%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10, 100.00%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	19, 65.52%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Pitkin, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15, 62.50%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2, 8.33%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	2, 8.33%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5, 20.83%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pitkin, CO	50.4 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Pitkin, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	14, 58.33%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14, 100.00%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	10, 41.67%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 30.00%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 70.00%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.16%	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

	Pitkin, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	4, 16.67%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3, 12.50%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	7, 29.17%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5, 20.83%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	5, 20.83%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pitkin, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14	21.54%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4	14.81%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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