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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Rockland Area is $27,141, which is about the same as the state average of $26,464 and is about the same as the national average of $28,051. Rockland Area median household income is $47,714. On average Rockland Area residents spend 18.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.9 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #167

Rockland Area	27,141 USD
Maine	26,464 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockland Area	24,935 USD
Maine	27,361 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockland Area	30,609 USD
Maine	32,327 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Rockland Area	20,272 USD
Maine	23,116 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #348

Rockland Area	47,714 USD
Maine	48,219 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rockland Area	61,422 USD
Maine	62,392 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Rockland Area	5.69%
Maine	31.05%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Rockland Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Maine 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

	Rockland Area		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.69%	$23,551, see rank	25.60%	$13,129	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	37.80%	$16,322, see rank	32.86%	$15,842	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	4.09%	$2,045, see rank	4.93%	$3,064	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	22.51%	$21,391, see rank	18.88%	$19,974	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Rockland Area	59,542 USD
Maine	60,408 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rockland Area	73,437 USD
Maine	74,550 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Rockland Area	Maine	U.S.
White	$48,147, see rank	$48,706	$56,203
Black	$16,490, see rank	$27,479	$35,564
Hispanic	$36,875, see rank	$37,347	$41,994
Asian	$83,214, see rank	$50,154	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,270, see rank	$28,419	$37,469
Two or More Races	$19,620, see rank	$33,988	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Rockland Area	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$30,875, see rank	$27,013	$25,955
25 to 44	$48,561, see rank	$53,607	$58,073
45 to 64	$53,684, see rank	$58,329	$64,486
65 or over	$36,173, see rank	$31,787	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Rockland Area	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,087, see rank	1,089,755	243,810,053
Male¹	16,257, 49.13%, see rank	48.40%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,894, 67.01%, see rank	68.91%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	53, 0.33%, see rank	0.43%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	10,841, 66.69%, see rank	68.48%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,140, 93.53%, see rank	91.52%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	701, 6.47%, see rank	8.48%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,363, 32.99%, see rank	31.09%	29.80%
Female¹	16,830, 50.87%, see rank	51.60%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,048, 59.70%, see rank	60.95%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	10,048, 59.70%, see rank	60.91%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,646, 96.00%, see rank	93.67%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	402, 4.00%, see rank	6.33%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,782, 40.30%, see rank	39.05%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Rockland Area	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	18,976, 100%	637,261	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,052, 74.05%, see rank	78.26%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,148, 11.32%, see rank	10.18%	10.03%
Public Transportation	70, 0.37%, see rank	0.63%	4.98%
Walked	798, 4.21%, see rank	4.05%	2.82%
Other Means	447, 2.36%, see rank	1.64%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1,461, 7.70%, see rank	5.25%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rockland Area	18.1 minutes
Maine	22.9 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Rockland Area	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,786	651,335	141,996,548
Male¹	10,140, 51.25%, see rank	50.74%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,712, 26.75%, see rank	29.49%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,195, 11.79%, see rank	13.79%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,599, 15.77%, see rank	17.29%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	882, 8.70%, see rank	2.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,587, 15.65%, see rank	11.69%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,806, 17.81%, see rank	18.52%	17.87%
Female¹	9,646, 48.75%, see rank	49.26%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,199, 33.16%, see rank	39.82%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,539, 26.32%, see rank	22.62%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,172, 32.88%, see rank	31.83%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	55, 0.57%, see rank	0.36%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34, 0.35%, see rank	0.36%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	569, 5.90%, see rank	4.77%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Rockland Area	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,786, 100%	651,335	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,195, 6.04%, see rank	2.39%	1.90%
Construction	1,885, 9.53%, see rank	7.23%	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,745, 8.82%, see rank	9.53%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	507, 2.56%, see rank	2.45%	2.83%
Retail Trade	2,629, 13.29%, see rank	13.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	673, 3.40%, see rank	4.03%	5.00%
Information	251, 1.27%, see rank	1.89%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,203, 6.08%, see rank	6.17%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,671, 8.45%, see rank	8.61%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,169, 21.07%, see rank	26.83%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,152, 10.88%, see rank	8.44%	9.18%
Public Administration	688, 3.48%, see rank	4.23%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,018, 5.15%, see rank	4.47%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Rockland Area	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,464	11.50%, see rank	13.27%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	807	7.67%, see rank	8.89%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.