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Tucson Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Tucson Area is $25,524, which is about the same as the state average of $25,537 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Tucson Area median household income is $46,233. On average Tucson Area residents spend 24.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.7 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, #279

Tucson Area	25,524 USD
Arizona	25,537 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Tucson Area	26,182 USD
Arizona	29,620 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

Tucson Area	30,431 USD
Arizona	33,118 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

Tucson Area	22,360 USD
Arizona	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #412

Tucson Area	46,233 USD
Arizona	49,928 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Tucson Area	63,627 USD
Arizona	67,557 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Tucson Area	0.76%
Arizona	23.10%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Tucson Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arizona 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

	Tucson Area		Arizona		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.59%	$19,014, see rank	19.57%	$18,470	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.49%	$18,281, see rank	31.36%	$18,683	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.07%	$3,512, see rank	2.46%	$3,462	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.64%	$26,882, see rank	19.60%	$24,698	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

Tucson Area	58,113 USD
Arizona	59,088 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Tucson Area	75,429 USD
Arizona	77,415 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

	Tucson Area	Arizona	U.S.
White	$48,587, see rank	$51,717	$56,900
Black	$36,644, see rank	$39,266	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,759, see rank	$38,567	$42,396
Asian	$47,430, see rank	$65,658	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$29,709, see rank	$31,549	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$40,156, see rank	$44,390	$53,370
One Race, Other	$31,653, see rank	$36,660	$40,300
Two or More Races	$44,287, see rank	$46,722	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Tucson Area	Arizona	U.S.
less than 25	$19,778, see rank	$25,790	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,763, see rank	$53,575	$58,398
45 to 64	$56,416, see rank	$59,068	$65,027
65 or over	$40,675, see rank	$40,054	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Tucson Area	Arizona	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	796,692, see rank	5,121,781	248,775,628
Male¹	388,248, 48.73%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	249,946, 64.38%, see rank	65.31%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4,479, 1.15%, see rank	0.60%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	245,467, 63.22%, see rank	64.70%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	217,704, 88.69%, see rank	89.68%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27,763, 11.31%, see rank	10.32%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	138,302, 35.62%, see rank	34.69%	30.72%
Female¹	408,444, 51.27%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	223,706, 54.77%, see rank	54.98%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	621, 0.15%, see rank	0.09%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	223,085, 54.62%, see rank	54.89%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	200,351, 89.81%, see rank	90.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,734, 10.19%, see rank	9.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	184,738, 45.23%, see rank	45.02%	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

	Tucson Area	Arizona	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	414,921, 100%	2,720,076	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	317,582, 76.54%, see rank	76.37%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	41,043, 9.89%, see rank	11.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	10,943, 2.64%, see rank	2.02%	5.06%
Walked	9,872, 2.38%, see rank	2.02%	2.78%
Other Means	15,783, 3.80%, see rank	2.72%	1.79%
Worked at Home	19,698, 4.75%, see rank	5.58%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Tucson Area	24.1 minutes
Arizona	24.7 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

	Tucson Area	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	418,055	2,754,982	143,435,233
Male¹	217,704, 52.08%, see rank	53.18%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74,627, 34.28%, see rank	32.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	41,576, 19.10%, see rank	17.63%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40,175, 18.45%, see rank	19.48%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	513, 0.24%, see rank	0.91%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20,699, 9.51%, see rank	9.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26,084, 11.98%, see rank	13.85%	17.94%
Female¹	200,351, 47.92%, see rank	46.82%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77,058, 38.46%, see rank	38.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	48,120, 24.02%, see rank	22.32%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65,139, 32.51%, see rank	34.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	226, 0.11%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	560, 0.28%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,594, 4.29%, see rank	4.62%	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

	Tucson Area	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	418,055, 100%	2,754,982	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,869, 1.16%, see rank	1.55%	1.96%
Construction	25,589, 6.12%, see rank	6.56%	6.17%
Manufacturing	30,273, 7.24%, see rank	7.33%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7,266, 1.74%, see rank	2.40%	2.75%
Retail Trade	48,865, 11.69%, see rank	12.28%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16,415, 3.93%, see rank	4.93%	4.93%
Information	7,032, 1.68%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23,597, 5.64%, see rank	7.97%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	48,385, 11.57%, see rank	11.67%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	107,038, 25.60%, see rank	22.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	47,716, 11.41%, see rank	10.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	28,238, 6.75%, see rank	5.66%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22,772, 5.45%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Tucson Area	%	Arizona	U.S.
Population in Poverty	184,229	19.05%, see rank	18.24%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	31,526	13.22%, see rank	13.33%	11.47%

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