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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Western School District is $23,010, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Western School District median household income is $52,217. On average Western School District residents spend 20.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.9 minutes and is lower 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, #291

Western School District	23,010 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Western School District	22,404 USD
Michigan	27,763 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

Western School District	33,382 USD
Michigan	34,444 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

Western School District	17,853 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #184

Western School District	52,217 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Western School District	63,414 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Western School District		-7.00%
Michigan		9.90%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Western School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Michigan 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

	Western School District		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.55%	$9,446, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.07%	$19,989, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.32%	$3,540, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.62%	$20,173, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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

Western School District	61,719 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Western School District	74,515 USD
Michigan	78,408 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

	Western School District	Michigan	U.S.
White	$52,563, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$16,339, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$145,489, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Two or More Races	$88,262, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Western School District	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$23,500, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,200, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,590, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$43,958, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Western School District	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	10,125, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	4,852, 47.92%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,136, 64.63%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,136, 64.63%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,749, 87.66%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	387, 12.34%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,716, 35.37%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	5,273, 52.08%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,807, 53.23%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,807, 53.23%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,568, 91.49%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	239, 8.51%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,466, 46.77%, see rank	42.52%	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

	Western School District	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,236, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,120, 78.69%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	400, 7.64%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.11%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	283, 5.40%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	131, 2.50%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	296, 5.65%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Western School District	20.2 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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

	Western School District	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,317	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	2,749, 51.70%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	776, 28.23%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	709, 25.79%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	455, 16.55%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 0.55%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	193, 7.02%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	484, 17.61%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	2,568, 48.30%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,071, 41.71%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	544, 21.18%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	840, 32.71%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.47%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	91, 3.54%, see rank	7.30%	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

	Western School District	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,317, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	59, 1.11%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	259, 4.87%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	649, 12.21%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	50, 0.94%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	687, 12.92%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	302, 5.68%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	74, 1.39%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	180, 3.39%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	406, 7.64%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,350, 25.39%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	747, 14.05%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	301, 5.66%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	253, 4.76%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Western School District	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,687	14.91%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	360	11.62%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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