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Susanville Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Susanville Area is $19,847, which is much lower than the state average of $29,906 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Susanville Area median household income is $53,351. On average Susanville Area residents spend 19.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.8 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, #738

Susanville Area	19,847 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Susanville Area	31,684 USD
California	31,345 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

Susanville Area	34,613 USD
California	35,724 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

Susanville Area	28,140 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #154

Susanville Area	53,351 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Susanville Area	64,277 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Susanville Area	9.66%
California	29.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Susanville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The California 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

	Susanville Area		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.12%	$8,190, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.17%	$15,437, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.82%	$5,982, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.73%	$27,775, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	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

Susanville Area	66,717 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Susanville Area	76,120 USD
California	96,357 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

	Susanville Area	California	U.S.
White	$53,048, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$49,758, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$45,648, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$39,250, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$71,250, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$82,841, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$45,682, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$86,875, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Susanville Area	California	U.S.
less than 25	$24,656, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,017, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$65,311, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$38,489, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Susanville Area	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	28,848, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	20,003, 69.34%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,244, 31.22%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	34, 0.17%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,210, 31.05%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,300, 85.35%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	910, 14.65%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,759, 68.78%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	8,845, 30.66%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,660, 52.69%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.01%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,659, 52.67%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,111, 88.24%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	548, 11.76%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,185, 47.31%, see rank	42.45%	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

	Susanville Area	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,167, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,961, 75.94%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,009, 11.01%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	103, 1.12%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	510, 5.56%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	176, 1.92%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	408, 4.45%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Susanville Area	19.5 minutes
California	27.8 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

	Susanville Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,411	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	5,300, 56.32%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,198, 22.60%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,764, 33.28%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	689, 13.00%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	119, 2.25%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	410, 7.74%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	828, 15.62%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	4,111, 43.68%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,722, 41.89%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	928, 22.57%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,253, 30.48%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	71, 1.73%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2, 0.05%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	135, 3.28%, see rank	5.48%	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

	Susanville Area	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,411, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	429, 4.56%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	512, 5.44%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	180, 1.91%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	153, 1.63%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	841, 8.94%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	543, 5.77%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	197, 2.09%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	391, 4.15%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	337, 3.58%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,881, 19.99%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	687, 7.30%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,047, 32.38%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	213, 2.26%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Susanville Area	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,856	17.09%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	707	11.23%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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