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Riverton Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Riverton Area is $24,431, which is lower than the state average of $29,381 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Riverton Area median household income is $51,749. On average Riverton Area residents spend 17.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 17.3 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, #361

Riverton Area	24,431 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Riverton Area	25,895 USD
Wyoming	31,087 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

Riverton Area	32,535 USD
Wyoming	41,018 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

Riverton Area	21,205 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #202

Riverton Area	51,749 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Riverton Area	62,630 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Riverton Area	17.95%
Wyoming	53.73%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Riverton Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Wyoming 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

	Riverton Area		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.81%	$9,398, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.51%	$16,563, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.25%	$3,113, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.39%	$21,814, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	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

Riverton Area	61,822 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Riverton Area	71,730 USD
Wyoming	84,442 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

	Riverton Area	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$53,556, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Black	$45,673, see rank	$36,479	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,393, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
Asian	$39,438, see rank	$43,125	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$45,663, see rank	$41,502	$37,170
One Race, Other	$38,750, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,978, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Riverton Area	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$33,250, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,672, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,808, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$34,021, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Riverton Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	31,612, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	15,652, 49.51%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,916, 69.74%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	63, 0.40%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,853, 69.34%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,532, 87.83%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,321, 12.17%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,736, 30.26%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	15,960, 50.49%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,486, 59.44%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,486, 59.44%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,820, 92.98%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	666, 7.02%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,474, 40.56%, see rank	37.14%	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

	Riverton Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17,663, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,253, 75.03%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,140, 12.12%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	226, 1.28%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	651, 3.69%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	355, 2.01%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,038, 5.88%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Riverton Area	17.0 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 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

	Riverton Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,352	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	9,532, 51.94%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,821, 29.60%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,616, 16.95%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,212, 12.72%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	140, 1.47%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,525, 16.00%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,460, 15.32%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	8,820, 48.06%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,471, 39.35%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,133, 24.18%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,727, 30.92%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 0.41%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 0.52%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	397, 4.50%, see rank	4.10%	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

	Riverton Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,352, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,834, 9.99%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	1,446, 7.88%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	246, 1.34%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	222, 1.21%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,953, 10.64%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	808, 4.40%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	343, 1.87%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	639, 3.48%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,075, 5.86%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,897, 26.68%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,413, 13.15%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,396, 7.61%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,080, 5.88%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Riverton Area	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,558	13.99%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,028	10.18%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

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