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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Wales is $10,027, which is much lower than the state average of $30,726 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Wales median household income is $21,667, which has shrunk by 35.00% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.22% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Wales residents spend 4.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.5 minutes and is much lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #283

Wales, AK	10,027 USD
Alaska	30,726 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wales, AK	4,063 USD
Alaska	32,389 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wales, AK	2,499 USD
Alaska	40,176 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wales, AK	7,500 USD
Alaska	26,525 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #279

Wales, AK	21,667 USD
Alaska	66,521 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wales, AK	32,610 USD
Alaska	82,091 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #283

Wales, AK		-35.00%
Alaska		25.22%
U.S.		19.17%

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

	Wales, AK		Alaska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.67%	$1,145, see rank	45.51%	$8,002	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	36.67%	$3,700, see rank	17.74%	$14,409	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-3.33%	$0, see rank	6.38%	$4,041	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	-3.33%	$0, see rank	17.10%	$27,187	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wales, AK	42,708 USD
Alaska	77,886 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wales, AK	36,817 USD
Alaska	93,053 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wales, AK	Alaska	U.S.
25 to 44	$21,250, see rank	$67,966	$57,132
45 to 64	$43,125, see rank	$78,610	$63,398

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wales, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	77	see rank	528,189	238,733,844
Male¹	45	58.44%, see rank	51.96%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	26	57.78%, see rank	76.87%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	5.47%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	26	57.78%, see rank	71.39%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11	42.31%, see rank	90.40%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15	57.69%, see rank	9.60%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19	42.22%, see rank	23.13%	29.08%
Female¹	32	41.56%, see rank	48.04%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	23	71.88%, see rank	66.80%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.82%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	23	71.88%, see rank	65.98%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	17	73.91%, see rank	92.59%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	6	26.09%, see rank	7.41%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9	28.13%, see rank	33.20%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wales, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	28	100%	334,044	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	0	0.00%, see rank	66.88%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0	0.00%, see rank	13.43%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.33%	4.94%
Walked	18	64.29%, see rank	8.18%	2.85%
Other Means	10	35.71%, see rank	4.72%	1.72%
Worked at Home	0	0.00%, see rank	5.45%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wales, AK	4.3 minutes
Alaska	17.5 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wales, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28	-	332,126	141,833,331
Male¹	11	39.29%, see rank	53.32%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3	27.27%, see rank	30.58%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	2	18.18%, see rank	14.13%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3	27.27%, see rank	14.82%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.82%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	13.94%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3	27.27%, see rank	17.68%	18.08%
Female¹	17	60.71%, see rank	46.68%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2	11.76%, see rank	40.23%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	4	23.53%, see rank	19.70%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11	64.71%, see rank	34.49%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.64%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	4.33%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Wales, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28	100%	332,126	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	4.96%	1.86%
Construction	0	0.00%, see rank	8.32%	7.13%
Manufacturing	0	0.00%, see rank	4.62%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	2.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	4	14.29%, see rank	11.07%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10	35.71%, see rank	8.03%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.14%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0	0.00%, see rank	4.55%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0	0.00%, see rank	8.20%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9	32.14%, see rank	22.26%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0	0.00%, see rank	8.09%	8.86%
Public Administration	5	17.86%, see rank	11.01%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	4.55%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wales, AK	%	Alaska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	29	28.16%, see rank	9.52%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	8	34.78%, see rank	6.63%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.