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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mercer Island School District is $75,396, which is much higher than the state average of $31,233 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Mercer Island School District median household income is $125,651. On average Mercer Island School District residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 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, #1

Mercer Island School District	75,396 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Mercer Island School District	71,990 USD
Washington	33,492 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

Mercer Island School District	104,358 USD
Washington	41,039 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

Mercer Island School District	43,038 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1

Mercer Island School District	125,651 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mercer Island School District	187,309 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mercer Island School District	6.47%
Washington	31.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mercer Island School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Washington 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

	Mercer Island School District		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	55.65%	$52,946, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.08%	$22,041, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.76%	$2,101, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.54%	$33,528, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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

Mercer Island School District	155,729 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mercer Island School District	221,396 USD
Washington	92,527 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

	Mercer Island School District	Washington	U.S.
White	$130,808, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$76,250, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$90,260, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$124,199, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
One Race, Other	$65,972, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,391, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mercer Island School District	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$45,926, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$133,810, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$171,761, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$73,510, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mercer Island School District	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	18,457, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	9,017, 48.85%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,232, 69.11%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,232, 69.11%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,962, 95.67%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	270, 4.33%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,785, 30.89%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	9,440, 51.15%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,616, 48.90%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,616, 48.90%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,398, 95.28%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	218, 4.72%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,824, 51.10%, see rank	40.93%	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

	Mercer Island School District	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,187, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,242, 71.09%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	823, 8.08%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	726, 7.13%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	181, 1.78%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	231, 2.27%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	984, 9.66%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mercer Island School District	21.9 minutes
Washington	25.9 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

	Mercer Island School District	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,360	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	5,962, 57.55%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,400, 73.80%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	237, 3.98%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	942, 15.80%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.27%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	91, 1.53%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	183, 3.07%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	4,398, 42.45%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,011, 68.46%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	414, 9.41%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	880, 20.01%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	93, 2.11%, see rank	5.04%	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

	Mercer Island School District	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,360, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	47, 0.45%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	338, 3.26%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	874, 8.44%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	260, 2.51%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	768, 7.41%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	324, 3.13%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	390, 3.76%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,392, 13.44%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,155, 20.80%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,540, 24.52%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	667, 6.44%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	174, 1.68%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	431, 4.16%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mercer Island School District	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,003	4.26%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	165	2.42%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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