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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wise County Public Schools is $19,970, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wise County Public Schools median household income is $37,357. On average Wise County Public Schools residents spend 22.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 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, #111

Wise County Public Schools	19,970 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wise County Public Schools	23,001 USD
Virginia	34,987 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

Wise County Public Schools	31,488 USD
Virginia	41,629 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

Wise County Public Schools	16,410 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #109

Wise County Public Schools	37,357 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wise County Public Schools	51,036 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wise County Public Schools	15.57%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Wise County Public Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Virginia 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

	Wise County Public Schools		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.25%	$6,369, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.24%	$17,090, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.61%	$2,260, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.00%	$14,571, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	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

Wise County Public Schools	48,186 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wise County Public Schools	60,558 USD
Virginia	102,254 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

	Wise County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
White	$37,687, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$11,433, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
Hispanic	$51,250, see rank	$60,459	$42,396
Asian	$67,639, see rank	$94,223	$73,244
One Race, Other	$75,893, see rank	$54,333	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,250, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wise County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$30,893, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,138, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,250, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$28,871, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wise County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,562, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	17,407, 51.87%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,979, 51.58%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	52, 0.30%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,927, 51.28%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,910, 88.61%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,017, 11.39%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,428, 48.42%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	16,155, 48.13%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,061, 43.71%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,061, 43.71%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,304, 89.28%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	757, 10.72%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,094, 56.29%, see rank	38.61%	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

	Wise County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,704, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,334, 82.71%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,756, 12.81%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	58, 0.42%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	240, 1.75%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	80, 0.58%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	236, 1.72%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wise County Public Schools	22.6 minutes
Virginia	28.0 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

	Wise County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,214	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	7,910, 55.65%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,823, 23.05%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	910, 11.50%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,106, 13.98%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	78, 0.99%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,696, 21.44%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,645, 20.80%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	6,304, 44.35%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,427, 38.50%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,195, 18.96%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,403, 38.12%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	243, 3.85%, see rank	4.52%	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

	Wise County Public Schools	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,214, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,519, 10.69%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	918, 6.46%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	636, 4.47%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	356, 2.50%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,997, 14.05%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	629, 4.43%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	174, 1.22%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	605, 4.26%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,208, 8.50%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,495, 24.59%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	869, 6.11%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,056, 7.43%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	752, 5.29%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wise County Public Schools	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,593	22.71%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,889	18.05%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

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