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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson is $30,053, which is higher than the state average of $27,332 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Jefferson median household income is $52,193. On average Jefferson residents spend 30.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.1 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, #53

Jefferson	30,053 USD
Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson	31,958 USD
Maine	27,957 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

Jefferson	36,989 USD
Maine	32,893 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

Jefferson	28,583 USD
Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #61

Jefferson	52,193 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson	73,918 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jefferson	11.42%
Maine	31.05%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Jefferson 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

	Jefferson		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.75%	$30,977, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.43%	$16,736, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.76%	$1,014, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.22%	$22,227, see rank	19.24%	$21,273	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

Jefferson	58,947 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson	83,025 USD
Maine	76,851 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

	Jefferson	Maine	U.S.
White	$52,193, see rank	$49,258	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$38,500, see rank	$27,557	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,656, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,828, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$39,844, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,174, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	1,049, 48.25%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	683, 65.11%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	683, 65.11%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	655, 95.90%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 4.10%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	366, 34.89%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	1,125, 51.75%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	639, 56.80%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	639, 56.80%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	601, 94.05%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 5.95%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	486, 43.20%, see rank	39.67%	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

	Jefferson	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,231, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,044, 84.81%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	136, 11.05%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	4, 0.32%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 1.14%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	33, 2.68%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson	30.9 minutes
Maine	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

	Jefferson	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,256	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	655, 52.15%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	183, 27.94%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	70, 10.69%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	89, 13.59%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 2.44%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	101, 15.42%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	139, 21.22%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	601, 47.85%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	292, 48.59%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	120, 19.97%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	152, 25.29%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 1.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.50%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 4.66%, see rank	4.57%	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

	Jefferson	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,256, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 1.43%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	98, 7.80%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	144, 11.46%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	30, 2.39%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	138, 10.99%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	60, 4.78%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	22, 1.75%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	133, 10.59%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	471, 37.50%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32, 2.55%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	64, 5.10%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	46, 3.66%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	225	8.91%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	51	6.80%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

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