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Puget Island, WA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Puget Island is $23,338, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Puget Island median household income is $49,917. On average Puget Island residents spend 18.6 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, #350

Puget Island, WA	23,338 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

Puget Island, WA	14,960 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

Puget Island, WA	14,792 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

Puget Island, WA	20,208 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, #331

Puget Island, WA	49,917 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Puget Island, WA	60,410 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Puget Island, WA		-6.63%
Washington		31.72%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Puget Island, WA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Washington 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

	Puget Island, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	35.45%	$7,770, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	55.85%	$17,040, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.34%	$1,850, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	35.79%	$19,062, 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

Puget Island, WA	46,806 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Puget Island, WA	62,297 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

	Puget Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$49,583, see rank	$61,732	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Puget Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
25 to 44	$78,250, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,058, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$47,833, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Puget Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	652, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	294, 45.09%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	142, 48.30%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 4.08%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	130, 44.22%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	130, 100.00%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	152, 51.70%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	358, 54.91%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	107, 29.89%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	107, 29.89%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	98, 91.59%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 8.41%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	251, 70.11%, 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

	Puget Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	217, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	121, 55.76%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	53, 24.42%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 1.38%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	22, 10.14%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 8.29%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Puget Island, WA	18.6 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

	Puget Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	228	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	130, 57.02%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	24, 18.46%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 4.62%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 16.15%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 7.69%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	59, 45.38%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	98, 42.98%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21, 21.43%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	23, 23.47%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 17.35%, 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	37, 37.76%, 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

	Puget Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	228, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	21, 9.21%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	10, 4.39%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	41, 17.98%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	20, 8.77%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3, 1.32%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	30, 13.16%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	18, 7.89%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	71, 31.14%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4, 1.75%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	10, 4.39%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Puget Island, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	290	36.66%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	50	22.62%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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