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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Griffith Public Schools is $24,612, which is about the same as the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Griffith Public Schools median household income is $52,392. On average Griffith Public Schools residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 minutes and is about the same as 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, #112

Griffith Public Schools	24,612 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Griffith Public Schools	29,934 USD
Indiana	28,819 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

Griffith Public Schools	40,336 USD
Indiana	35,272 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

Griffith Public Schools	21,049 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #102

Griffith Public Schools	52,392 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Griffith Public Schools	63,211 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Griffith Public Schools		-6.14%
Indiana		17.25%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Griffith Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Indiana 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

	Griffith Public Schools		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.02%	$9,344, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.03%	$16,785, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.82%	$1,525, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.52%	$19,058, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	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

Griffith Public Schools	62,697 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Griffith Public Schools	72,789 USD
Indiana	75,012 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

	Griffith Public Schools	Indiana	U.S.
White	$57,622, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$34,129, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$71,544, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$21,691, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
One Race, Other	$79,643, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$63,750, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Griffith Public Schools	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$2,499, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,466, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,777, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$42,171, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Griffith Public Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,877, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	6,230, 48.38%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,513, 72.44%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.19%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,501, 72.25%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,063, 90.27%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	438, 9.73%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,717, 27.56%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	6,647, 51.62%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,255, 64.01%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,255, 64.01%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,905, 91.77%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	350, 8.23%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,392, 35.99%, see rank	40.83%	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

	Griffith Public Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,795, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,707, 86.04%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	489, 6.27%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	320, 4.11%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	42, 0.54%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	169, 2.17%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	68, 0.87%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Griffith Public Schools	26.0 minutes
Indiana	23.1 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

	Griffith Public Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,968	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	4,063, 50.99%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	799, 19.67%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	779, 19.17%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	568, 13.98%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	49, 1.21%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	488, 12.01%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,017, 25.03%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	3,905, 49.01%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,154, 29.55%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,174, 30.06%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,392, 35.65%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	185, 4.74%, see rank	9.40%	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

	Griffith Public Schools	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,968, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	138, 1.73%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	532, 6.68%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	823, 10.33%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	124, 1.56%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	986, 12.37%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	648, 8.13%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	76, 0.95%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	415, 5.21%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	535, 6.71%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,920, 24.10%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,048, 13.15%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	283, 3.55%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	440, 5.52%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Griffith Public Schools	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,013	12.13%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	362	8.28%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

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