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Twin Falls Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Twin Falls Area is $20,346, which is lower than the state average of $23,087 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Twin Falls Area median household income is $43,282. On average Twin Falls Area residents spend 16.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 19.7 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, #708

Twin Falls Area	20,346 USD
Idaho	23,087 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Twin Falls Area	24,029 USD
Idaho	25,139 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

Twin Falls Area	29,993 USD
Idaho	31,238 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

Twin Falls Area	18,619 USD
Idaho	19,698 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #535

Twin Falls Area	43,282 USD
Idaho	47,334 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Twin Falls Area	55,351 USD
Idaho	61,544 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Twin Falls Area	4.62%
Idaho	25.98%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Twin Falls Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Idaho 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

	Twin Falls Area		Idaho		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.07%	$12,646, see rank	20.36%	$14,449	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.31%	$16,861, see rank	29.97%	$17,704	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.09%	$2,397, see rank	3.09%	$2,552	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.47%	$17,841, see rank	17.58%	$21,802	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

Twin Falls Area	50,684 USD
Idaho	56,922 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Twin Falls Area	61,912 USD
Idaho	71,149 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

	Twin Falls Area	Idaho	U.S.
White	$44,388, see rank	$47,996	$56,900
Black	$23,125, see rank	$33,391	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,459, see rank	$37,346	$42,396
Asian	$53,558, see rank	$53,582	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,954, see rank	$37,438	$37,170
One Race, Other	$35,806, see rank	$35,197	$40,300
Two or More Races	$28,990, see rank	$36,213	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Twin Falls Area	Idaho	U.S.
less than 25	$25,552, see rank	$25,338	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,741, see rank	$51,087	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,790, see rank	$57,970	$65,027
65 or over	$32,826, see rank	$35,876	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Twin Falls Area	Idaho	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	75,895, see rank	1,216,172	248,775,628
Male¹	37,340, 49.20%, see rank	49.76%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	26,555, 71.12%, see rank	69.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	19, 0.05%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	26,536, 71.07%, see rank	68.85%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	24,711, 93.12%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,825, 6.88%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,785, 28.88%, see rank	30.73%	30.72%
Female¹	38,555, 50.80%, see rank	50.24%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	21,593, 56.01%, see rank	57.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.01%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	21,589, 56.00%, see rank	57.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	19,871, 92.04%, see rank	92.25%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,718, 7.96%, see rank	7.75%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,962, 43.99%, see rank	42.87%	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

	Twin Falls Area	Idaho	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	43,715, 100%	691,425	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	35,710, 81.69%, see rank	78.17%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,481, 10.25%, see rank	9.80%	9.59%
Public Transportation	175, 0.40%, see rank	0.77%	5.06%
Walked	1,034, 2.37%, see rank	2.98%	2.78%
Other Means	715, 1.64%, see rank	2.36%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,600, 3.66%, see rank	5.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Twin Falls Area	16.6 minutes
Idaho	19.7 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

	Twin Falls Area	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	44,582	703,410	143,435,233
Male¹	24,711, 55.43%, see rank	54.28%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,977, 24.19%, see rank	31.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,837, 11.48%, see rank	13.41%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,689, 14.93%, see rank	16.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,765, 11.19%, see rank	4.01%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,931, 7.81%, see rank	10.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,661, 22.91%, see rank	18.00%	17.94%
Female¹	19,871, 44.57%, see rank	45.72%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,144, 30.92%, see rank	35.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,589, 23.09%, see rank	23.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,088, 35.67%, see rank	33.48%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	429, 2.16%, see rank	1.04%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	48, 0.24%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,457, 7.33%, see rank	5.76%	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

	Twin Falls Area	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	44,582, 100%	703,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5,688, 12.76%, see rank	5.66%	1.96%
Construction	2,674, 6.00%, see rank	7.09%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,765, 10.69%, see rank	9.91%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,067, 2.39%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,135, 13.76%, see rank	12.25%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,523, 5.66%, see rank	4.76%	4.93%
Information	600, 1.35%, see rank	1.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,221, 4.98%, see rank	5.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,201, 7.18%, see rank	9.81%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,078, 20.36%, see rank	22.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,333, 7.48%, see rank	8.71%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,226, 2.75%, see rank	5.29%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,071, 4.65%, see rank	4.27%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Twin Falls Area	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,185	16.23%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,356	12.85%, see rank	11.02%	11.47%

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