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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rock Island is $15,615, which is much lower than the state average of $31,233 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Rock Island median household income is $42,500, which has grown by 26.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Rock Island residents spend 24.0 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, #546

Rock Island, WA	15,615 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

Rock Island, WA	20,539 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

Rock Island, WA	24,135 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

Rock Island, WA	16,429 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, #423

Rock Island, WA	42,500 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rock Island, WA	46,272 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #257

Rock Island, WA	26.42%
Washington	31.72%
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

	Rock Island, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.21%	$1,195, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.25%	$14,780, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	25.49%	$2,845, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.05%	$11,560, 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

Rock Island, WA	50,185 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rock Island, WA	51,416 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

	Rock Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$29,479, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Hispanic	$50,592, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
One Race, Other	$50,982, see rank	$39,321	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rock Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$55,089, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,964, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,521, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$28,875, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rock Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	668, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	362, 54.19%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	245, 67.68%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	245, 67.68%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	234, 95.51%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	11, 4.49%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	117, 32.32%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	306, 45.81%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	188, 61.44%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	188, 61.44%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	180, 95.74%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 4.26%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	118, 38.56%, 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

	Rock Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	404, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	299, 74.01%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	33, 8.17%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	13, 3.22%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	5, 1.24%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	36, 8.91%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 4.46%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rock Island, WA	24.0 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

	Rock Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	414	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	234, 56.52%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	17, 7.26%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	45, 19.23%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31, 13.25%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	44, 18.80%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	36, 15.38%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	61, 26.07%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	180, 43.48%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27, 15.00%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	36, 20.00%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	64, 35.56%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 10.56%, 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	34, 18.89%, 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

	Rock Island, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	414, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	92, 22.22%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	24, 5.80%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	27, 6.52%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16, 3.86%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	59, 14.25%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	54, 13.04%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	5, 1.21%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	11, 2.66%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	26, 6.28%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	75, 18.12%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 4.35%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	2, 0.48%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5, 1.21%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rock Island, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	171	19.84%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	25	11.36%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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