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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ransom County is $28,896, which is lower than the state average of $30,894 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Ransom County median household income is $53,472, which has grown by 41.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 60.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ransom County residents spend 16.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 16.3 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, #41

Ransom County	28,896 USD
North Dakota	30,894 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ransom County	33,768 USD
North Dakota	31,198 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

Ransom County	43,505 USD
North Dakota	39,027 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

Ransom County	25,726 USD
North Dakota	24,504 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #27

Ransom County	53,472 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ransom County	66,712 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #46

Ransom County	41.94%
North Dakota	60.61%
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

	Ransom County		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.76%	$13,965, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.98%	$16,605, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.82%	$2,679, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.70%	$16,098, see rank	11.87%	$19,829	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

Ransom County	69,493 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ransom County	80,476 USD
North Dakota	90,140 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

	Ransom County	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$53,365, see rank	$57,619	$56,900
Two or More Races	$54,792, see rank	$39,351	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ransom County	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$40,000, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$69,712, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$63,143, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$32,344, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ransom County	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,397, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	2,236, 50.85%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,631, 72.94%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,631, 72.94%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,541, 94.48%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	90, 5.52%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	605, 27.06%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	2,161, 49.15%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,259, 58.26%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,259, 58.26%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,238, 98.33%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21, 1.67%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	902, 41.74%, see rank	34.34%	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

	Ransom County	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,736, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,970, 72.00%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	408, 14.91%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	112, 4.09%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 0.33%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	237, 8.66%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ransom County	16.3 minutes
North Dakota	16.3 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

	Ransom County	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,779	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	1,541, 55.45%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	479, 31.08%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	124, 8.05%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	89, 5.78%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	119, 7.72%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	113, 7.33%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	492, 31.93%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	1,238, 44.55%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	406, 32.79%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	386, 31.18%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	260, 21.00%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	179, 14.46%, see rank	4.20%	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

	Ransom County	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,779, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	372, 13.39%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	158, 5.69%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	619, 22.27%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	55, 1.98%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	189, 6.80%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	175, 6.30%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	25, 0.90%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	87, 3.13%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	68, 2.45%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	719, 25.87%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	152, 5.47%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	74, 2.66%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	86, 3.09%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ransom County	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	442	8.39%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	40	2.75%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

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