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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Roy is $29,022, which is lower than the state average of $31,233 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Roy median household income is $61,477, which has grown by 87.85% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Roy residents spend 36.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.9 minutes and is higher 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, #203

Roy, WA	29,022 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

Roy, WA	33,438 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

Roy, WA	35,833 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

Roy, WA	28,750 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, #197

Roy, WA	61,477 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Roy, WA	72,751 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #18

Roy, WA	87.85%
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

	Roy, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.22%	$38,140, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.41%	$15,736, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.08%	$1,090, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.57%	$23,007, 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

Roy, WA	85,573 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Roy, WA	87,384 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

	Roy, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$61,136, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Hispanic	$81,250, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Two or More Races	$56,667, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Roy, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$40,893, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,375, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$103,333, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$51,250, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Roy, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	540, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	269, 49.81%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	207, 76.95%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	43, 15.99%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	164, 60.97%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	142, 86.59%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 13.41%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	62, 23.05%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	271, 50.19%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	150, 55.35%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	8, 2.95%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	142, 52.40%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	128, 90.14%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 9.86%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	121, 44.65%, 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

	Roy, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	312, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	281, 90.06%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	16, 5.13%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.64%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.96%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10, 3.21%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Roy, WA	36.5 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

	Roy, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	270	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	142, 52.59%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	54, 38.03%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3, 2.11%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22, 15.49%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 5.63%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41, 28.87%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	128, 47.41%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 37.50%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	38, 29.69%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	42, 32.81%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Roy, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	270, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	17, 6.30%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	30, 11.11%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 3.33%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22, 8.15%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13, 4.81%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	20, 7.41%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 5.56%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	83, 30.74%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5, 1.85%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	47, 17.41%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 3.33%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Roy, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	70	11.16%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	13	7.26%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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