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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Science Hill is $13,351, which is much lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Science Hill median household income is $27,813, which has shrunk by 19.30% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Science Hill residents spend 23.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 22.5 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, #486

Science Hill, KY	13,351 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Science Hill, KY	16,875 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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

Science Hill, KY	25,357 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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

Science Hill, KY	14,821 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #391

Science Hill, KY	27,813 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Science Hill, KY	34,464 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #429

Science Hill, KY		-19.30%
Kentucky		28.72%
U.S.		27.36%

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

	Science Hill, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.24%	$6,223, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.96%	$12,544, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.37%	$2,633, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.61%	$13,677, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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

Science Hill, KY	36,250 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Science Hill, KY	42,181 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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

	Science Hill, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$27,813, see rank	$44,895	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Science Hill, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$41,250, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,750, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$26,250, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$15,938, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Science Hill, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	529, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	251, 47.45%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	160, 63.75%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	160, 63.75%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	146, 91.25%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 8.75%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	91, 36.25%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	278, 52.55%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	107, 38.49%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	107, 38.49%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	95, 88.79%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 11.21%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	171, 61.51%, see rank	44.88%	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

	Science Hill, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	239, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	196, 82.01%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	33, 13.81%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	7, 2.93%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 1.26%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Science Hill, KY	23.3 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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

	Science Hill, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	241	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	146, 60.58%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31, 21.23%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	18, 12.33%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	23, 15.75%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 2.74%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 15.07%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	36, 24.66%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	95, 39.42%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34, 35.79%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	31, 32.63%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	17, 17.89%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 13.68%, see rank	8.09%	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

	Science Hill, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	241, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	9, 3.73%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	22, 9.13%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	41, 17.01%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14, 5.81%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	33, 13.69%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6, 2.49%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4, 1.66%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	55, 22.82%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 7.47%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 3.32%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	31, 12.86%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Science Hill, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	315	44.62%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	50	32.05%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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