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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Prudhoe Bay is $101,242, which is much higher than the state average of $33,129 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Prudhoe Bay median household income is $90,957. On average Prudhoe Bay residents spend 8.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 18.1 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

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Per Capita Income, #2

Prudhoe Bay, AK	101,242 USD
Alaska	33,129 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Prudhoe Bay, AK	93,141 USD
Alaska	36,240 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

Prudhoe Bay, AK	97,466 USD
Alaska	42,923 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

Prudhoe Bay, AK	38,194 USD
Alaska	30,441 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Employment Status

	Prudhoe Bay, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,570, see rank	560,680	248,775,628
Male¹	2,241, 87.20%, see rank	52.43%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,199, 98.13%, see rank	75.35%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.09%, see rank	5.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,197, 98.04%, see rank	70.27%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,144, 97.59%, see rank	90.52%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	53, 2.41%, see rank	9.48%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	42, 1.87%, see rank	24.65%	30.72%
Female¹	329, 12.80%, see rank	47.57%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	329, 100.00%, see rank	65.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.70%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	329, 100.00%, see rank	65.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	329, 100.00%, see rank	92.79%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.21%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	0, 0.00%, see rank	34.25%	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

	Prudhoe Bay, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,475, 100%	353,493	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	238, 9.62%, see rank	67.67%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	270, 10.91%, see rank	12.67%	9.59%
Public Transportation	60, 2.42%, see rank	1.59%	5.06%
Walked	1,212, 48.97%, see rank	7.87%	2.78%
Other Means	25, 1.01%, see rank	5.47%	1.79%
Worked at Home	670, 27.07%, see rank	4.72%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Prudhoe Bay, AK	8.0 minutes
Alaska	18.1 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

	Prudhoe Bay, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,473	347,983	143,435,233
Male¹	2,144, 86.70%, see rank	53.73%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	469, 21.88%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	205, 9.56%, see rank	15.20%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	171, 7.98%, see rank	14.59%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.67%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	574, 26.77%, see rank	12.69%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	374, 17.44%, see rank	17.20%	17.94%
Female¹	329, 13.30%, see rank	46.27%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74, 22.49%, see rank	41.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	134, 40.73%, see rank	20.56%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	71, 21.58%, see rank	32.29%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 6.08%, see rank	0.60%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 9.12%, see rank	4.36%	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

	Prudhoe Bay, AK	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,473, 100%	347,983	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,260, 50.95%, see rank	5.62%	1.96%
Construction	170, 6.87%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	93, 3.76%, see rank	3.61%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 0.65%, see rank	1.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	33, 1.33%, see rank	10.78%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10, 0.40%, see rank	7.75%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.93%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	110, 4.45%, see rank	4.06%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	690, 27.90%, see rank	8.31%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	34, 1.37%, see rank	23.32%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	48, 1.94%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.94%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 0.36%, see rank	4.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Prudhoe Bay, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	107	4.17%, see rank	10.10%	15.59%

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