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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Jay is $18,637, which is lower than the state average of $25,385 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Jay median household income is $40,208. On average Jay residents spend 25.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.5 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 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, see rank

Jay	18,637 USD
Maine	25,385 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jay	27,525 USD
Maine	26,676 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jay	33,205 USD
Maine	32,166 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jay	16,528 USD
Maine	21,851 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Jay	40,208 USD
Maine	46,933 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jay	44,444 USD
Maine	60,036 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jay		-3.98%
Maine		31.05%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Jay 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

	Jay		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.19%	$3,238, see rank	27.40%	$12,414	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	43.11%	$14,371, see rank	31.63%	$14,720	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	7.31%	$2,702, see rank	4.62%	$2,952	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	25.04%	$13,542, see rank	18.75%	$18,764	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jay	45,625 USD
Maine	58,185 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jay	49,513 USD
Maine	71,146 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jay	Maine	U.S.
White	$40,097, see rank	$47,412	$54,999
American Indian, Alaska Native	$66,167, see rank	$21,923	$36,779
Two or More Races	$27,000, see rank	$29,092	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jay	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$45,250, see rank	$26,999	$26,465
25 to 44	$41,172, see rank	$52,645	$57,132
45 to 64	$47,692, see rank	$56,734	$63,398
65 or over	$25,781, see rank	$29,733	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jay	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,795, see rank	1,083,357	238,733,844
Male¹	1,771, 46.67%, see rank	48.40%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,098, 62.00%, see rank	69.92%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.57%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,098, 62.00%, see rank	69.34%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,052, 95.81%, see rank	92.66%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	46, 4.19%, see rank	7.34%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	673, 38.00%, see rank	30.08%	29.08%
Female¹	2,024, 53.33%, see rank	51.60%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,139, 56.27%, see rank	60.83%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,139, 56.27%, see rank	60.78%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,031, 90.52%, see rank	94.36%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	108, 9.48%, see rank	5.64%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	885, 43.73%, see rank	39.17%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jay	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,983, 100%	641,796	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,509, 76.10%, see rank	78.63%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	353, 17.80%, see rank	10.08%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	4.94%
Walked	32, 1.61%, see rank	4.05%	2.85%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.53%	1.72%
Worked at Home	89, 4.49%, see rank	5.07%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jay	25.2 minutes
Maine	22.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jay	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,083	657,556	141,833,331
Male¹	1,052, 50.50%, see rank	51.24%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	148, 14.07%, see rank	29.25%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	100, 9.51%, see rank	13.18%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65, 6.18%, see rank	16.88%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 2.28%, see rank	2.75%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	244, 23.19%, see rank	12.20%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	367, 34.89%, see rank	18.97%	18.08%
Female¹	1,031, 49.50%, see rank	48.76%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	321, 31.13%, see rank	39.42%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	289, 28.03%, see rank	22.10%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	318, 30.84%, see rank	32.46%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	103, 9.99%, see rank	4.99%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Jay	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,083, 100%	657,556	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 1.15%, see rank	2.47%	1.86%
Construction	283, 13.59%, see rank	7.70%	7.13%
Manufacturing	501, 24.05%, see rank	10.10%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.70%	3.06%
Retail Trade	166, 7.97%, see rank	13.57%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	53, 2.54%, see rank	3.98%	5.07%
Information	22, 1.06%, see rank	2.08%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	113, 5.42%, see rank	6.14%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	123, 5.90%, see rank	8.34%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	592, 28.42%, see rank	26.08%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	44, 2.11%, see rank	8.14%	8.86%
Public Administration	15, 0.72%, see rank	4.19%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	147, 7.06%, see rank	4.52%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jay	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	482	9.96%, see rank	12.57%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	83	5.82%, see rank	8.44%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.