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Ponca City Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ponca City Area is $22,741, which is lower than the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ponca City Area median household income is $41,806. On average Ponca City Area residents spend 16.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 20.8 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, #498

Ponca City Area	22,741 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ponca City Area	25,374 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 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

Ponca City Area	32,983 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 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

Ponca City Area	19,916 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #613

Ponca City Area	41,806 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ponca City Area	55,392 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Ponca City Area	10.59%
Oklahoma	38.43%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Ponca City Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Oklahoma 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

	Ponca City Area		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.50%	$13,838, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.60%	$17,055, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.27%	$1,606, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.02%	$18,892, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	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

Ponca City Area	51,462 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ponca City Area	64,740 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 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

	Ponca City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$42,781, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$18,641, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,457, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
Asian	$51,250, see rank	$52,833	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$41,172, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,761, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$34,088, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ponca City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$32,615, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,481, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,548, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$29,334, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ponca City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	35,550, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	17,357, 48.82%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,658, 67.17%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	11,658, 67.17%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,704, 91.82%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	954, 8.18%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,699, 32.83%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	18,193, 51.18%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,822, 53.99%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,822, 53.99%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,063, 92.27%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	759, 7.73%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,371, 46.01%, see rank	43.92%	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

	Ponca City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	19,460, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	15,895, 81.68%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,246, 11.54%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	69, 0.35%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	534, 2.74%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	304, 1.56%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	412, 2.12%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ponca City Area	16.8 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 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

	Ponca City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,767	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	10,704, 54.15%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,454, 22.93%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,534, 14.33%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,522, 14.22%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	150, 1.40%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,592, 14.87%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,830, 26.44%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	9,063, 45.85%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,331, 36.75%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,182, 24.08%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,059, 33.75%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.04%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	44, 0.49%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	399, 4.40%, see rank	4.96%	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

	Ponca City Area	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,767, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,184, 5.99%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	1,391, 7.04%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,857, 14.45%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	400, 2.02%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,081, 10.53%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	926, 4.68%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	276, 1.40%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	879, 4.45%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,324, 6.70%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,071, 20.59%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,514, 12.72%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,096, 5.54%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	768, 3.89%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ponca City Area	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,126	18.17%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,570	13.37%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

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