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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Pope County is $25,935, which is lower than the state average of $29,582 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Pope County median household income is $47,196, which has grown by 32.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Pope County residents spend 18.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.1 minutes and is lower 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, #20

Pope County	25,935 USD
Minnesota	29,582 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pope County	25,566 USD
Minnesota	31,502 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

Pope County	32,405 USD
Minnesota	37,989 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

Pope County	20,192 USD
Minnesota	25,790 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #41

Pope County	47,196 USD
Minnesota	57,243 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pope County	59,312 USD
Minnesota	73,561 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #14

Pope County	32.45%
Minnesota	17.72%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Pope County		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	35.34%	$13,563, see rank	28.44%	$12,408	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	36.63%	$14,944, see rank	25.29%	$15,973	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.40%	$2,502, see rank	3.18%	$3,071	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	15.32%	$18,510, see rank	15.17%	$20,770	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

Pope County	58,581 USD
Minnesota	71,307 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pope County	71,773 USD
Minnesota	87,853 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

	Pope County	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$47,000, see rank	$59,396	$54,999
Hispanic	$35,658, see rank	$40,163	$41,534
Two or More Races	$250,001, see rank	$44,955	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pope County	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$39,500, see rank	$28,693	$26,465
25 to 44	$54,440, see rank	$64,639	$57,132
45 to 64	$58,482, see rank	$70,338	$63,398
65 or over	$27,973, see rank	$34,152	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Pope County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,068	see rank	4,111,966	238,733,844
Male¹	4,527	49.92%, see rank	49.21%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,272	72.28%, see rank	75.58%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3	0.07%, see rank	0.14%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	3,269	72.21%, see rank	75.43%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,043	93.09%, see rank	92.74%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	226	6.91%, see rank	7.26%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,255	27.72%, see rank	24.42%	29.08%
Female¹	4,541	50.08%, see rank	50.79%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,702	59.50%, see rank	66.60%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	2,702	59.50%, see rank	66.58%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,599	96.19%, see rank	94.58%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	103	3.81%, see rank	5.42%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,839	40.50%, see rank	33.40%	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

	Pope County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,547	100%	2,676,172	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,294	77.41%, see rank	77.77%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	461	8.31%, see rank	9.21%	10.35%
Public Transportation	33	0.59%, see rank	3.39%	4.94%
Walked	239	4.31%, see rank	3.02%	2.85%
Other Means	38	0.69%, see rank	1.58%	1.72%
Worked at Home	482	8.69%, see rank	5.04%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pope County	18.2 minutes
Minnesota	22.1 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

	Pope County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,642	-	2,730,721	141,833,331
Male¹	3,043	53.93%, see rank	51.84%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	988	32.47%, see rank	35.18%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	232	7.62%, see rank	11.82%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	344	11.30%, see rank	18.10%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	88	2.89%, see rank	1.11%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	330	10.84%, see rank	8.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	886	29.12%, see rank	19.27%	18.08%
Female¹	2,599	46.07%, see rank	48.16%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	883	33.97%, see rank	40.63%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	697	26.82%, see rank	20.18%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	894	34.40%, see rank	31.93%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27	1.04%, see rank	0.30%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2	0.08%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	96	3.69%, see rank	6.40%	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

	Pope County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,642	100%	2,730,721	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	595	10.55%, see rank	2.38%	1.86%
Construction	392	6.95%, see rank	6.12%	7.13%
Manufacturing	907	16.08%, see rank	14.07%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	225	3.99%, see rank	3.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	658	11.66%, see rank	11.53%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	213	3.78%, see rank	4.55%	5.07%
Information	40	0.71%, see rank	2.17%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	240	4.25%, see rank	7.38%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	349	6.19%, see rank	9.31%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,301	23.06%, see rank	23.57%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	290	5.14%, see rank	7.98%	8.86%
Public Administration	179	3.17%, see rank	3.33%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	253	4.48%, see rank	4.39%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Pope County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	867	7.99%, see rank	10.59%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	147	4.56%, see rank	6.83%	10.08%

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