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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Valparaiso is $25,002, which is about the same as the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Valparaiso median household income is $49,656, which has grown by 8.42% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 17.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Valparaiso residents spend 21.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 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, #151

Valparaiso, IN	25,002 USD
Indiana	24,953 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Valparaiso, IN	28,624 USD
Indiana	28,819 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

Valparaiso, IN	35,794 USD
Indiana	35,272 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

Valparaiso, IN	24,059 USD
Indiana	22,933 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #205

Valparaiso, IN	49,656 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Valparaiso, IN	62,876 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #395

Valparaiso, IN	8.42%
Indiana	17.25%
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

	Valparaiso, IN		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.46%	$9,343, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.33%	$19,060, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.35%	$3,786, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.18%	$15,203, see rank	18.63%	$17,699	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

Valparaiso, IN	66,680 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Valparaiso, IN	80,883 USD
Indiana	75,012 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

	Valparaiso, IN	Indiana	U.S.
White	$50,409, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$27,667, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$67,656, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$24,950, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$9,583, see rank	$35,741	$37,170
Two or More Races	$41,708, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Valparaiso, IN	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$19,688, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,235, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,872, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$33,730, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Valparaiso, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	25,600, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	12,253, 47.86%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,361, 68.24%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.06%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,354, 68.18%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,801, 93.38%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	553, 6.62%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,892, 31.76%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	13,347, 52.14%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,227, 54.15%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,227, 54.15%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,717, 92.94%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	510, 7.06%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,120, 45.85%, see rank	40.83%	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

	Valparaiso, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	14,264, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,509, 80.69%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	979, 6.86%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	256, 1.79%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	464, 3.25%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	324, 2.27%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	732, 5.13%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Valparaiso, IN	21.6 minutes
Indiana	23.1 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

	Valparaiso, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,518	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	7,801, 53.73%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,904, 37.23%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,354, 17.36%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,247, 15.99%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	426, 5.46%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,417, 18.16%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	6,717, 46.27%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,957, 44.02%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,375, 20.47%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,007, 29.88%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 0.31%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	357, 5.31%, see rank	9.40%	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

	Valparaiso, IN	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,518, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	18, 0.12%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	563, 3.88%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,187, 15.06%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	364, 2.51%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,507, 10.38%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	337, 2.32%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	213, 1.47%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	830, 5.72%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,267, 8.73%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,480, 30.86%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,684, 11.60%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	500, 3.44%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	568, 3.91%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Valparaiso, IN	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,637	16.12%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	728	10.50%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

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