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Rock Springs Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rock Springs Area is $30,500, which is about the same as the state average of $29,381 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Rock Springs Area median household income is $69,448. On average Rock Springs Area residents spend 20.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than 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, #74

Rock Springs Area	30,500 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

Rock Springs Area	36,270 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

Rock Springs Area	53,865 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

Rock Springs Area	23,518 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, #21

Rock Springs Area	69,448 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rock Springs Area	79,437 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Rock Springs Area	3.33%
Wyoming	53.73%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Rock Springs 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

	Rock Springs Area		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.16%	$10,159, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	21.51%	$17,930, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.38%	$3,558, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.28%	$18,911, 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

Rock Springs Area	82,836 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rock Springs Area	88,820 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

	Rock Springs Area	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$70,166, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Black	$23,775, see rank	$36,479	$35,600
Hispanic	$51,003, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
Asian	$33,952, see rank	$43,125	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$17,148, see rank	$41,502	$37,170
One Race, Other	$69,737, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$73,950, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rock Springs Area	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$48,563, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$76,605, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,435, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$40,031, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rock Springs Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,505, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	17,505, 52.25%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,098, 80.54%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,098, 80.54%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,321, 94.49%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	777, 5.51%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,407, 19.46%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	16,000, 47.75%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,232, 63.95%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.03%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,228, 63.93%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,635, 94.20%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	593, 5.80%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,768, 36.05%, 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

	Rock Springs Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	22,404, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,352, 77.45%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,404, 15.19%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	526, 2.35%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	507, 2.26%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	183, 0.82%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	432, 1.93%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rock Springs Area	20.0 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

	Rock Springs Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,956	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	13,321, 58.03%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,510, 18.84%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,163, 8.73%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,390, 10.43%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	119, 0.89%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,956, 22.19%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,357, 25.20%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	9,635, 41.97%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,149, 32.68%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,343, 24.32%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,458, 35.89%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	140, 1.45%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	490, 5.09%, 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

	Rock Springs Area	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	22,956, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,210, 18.34%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	1,731, 7.54%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,614, 7.03%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	768, 3.35%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,810, 12.24%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,925, 8.39%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	229, 1.00%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	732, 3.19%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	970, 4.23%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,901, 16.99%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,032, 8.85%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,074, 4.68%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	960, 4.18%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rock Springs Area	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,325	12.15%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,053	9.13%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

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