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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wasatch County is $26,145, which is higher than the state average of $24,312 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wasatch County median household income is $65,582, which has grown by 32.19% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 30.88% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wasatch County residents spend 25.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.3 minutes and is about the same as 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, #5

Wasatch County	26,145 USD
Utah	24,312 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wasatch County	31,304 USD
Utah	27,248 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

Wasatch County	41,652 USD
Utah	36,589 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

Wasatch County	20,209 USD
Utah	19,798 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #4

Wasatch County	65,582 USD
Utah	59,846 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wasatch County	82,085 USD
Utah	75,204 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #18

Wasatch County	32.19%
Utah	30.88%
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

	Wasatch County		Utah		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.96%	$24,868, see rank	20.86%	$14,567	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.27%	$19,384, see rank	23.25%	$18,329	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.00%	$2,603, see rank	2.13%	$3,692	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.93%	$23,933, see rank	15.60%	$24,686	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

Wasatch County	70,812 USD
Utah	67,612 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wasatch County	88,035 USD
Utah	83,673 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

	Wasatch County	Utah	U.S.
White	$66,335, see rank	$61,396	$56,900
Hispanic	$45,771, see rank	$42,155	$42,396
Asian	$58,203, see rank	$60,046	$73,244
One Race, Other	$65,114, see rank	$40,938	$40,300
Two or More Races	$60,281, see rank	$48,434	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wasatch County	Utah	U.S.
less than 25	$60,673, see rank	$31,012	$25,788
25 to 44	$66,745, see rank	$61,895	$58,398
45 to 64	$79,970, see rank	$74,778	$65,027
65 or over	$45,036, see rank	$44,070	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wasatch County	Utah	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,915, see rank	2,057,591	248,775,628
Male¹	9,045, 50.49%, see rank	49.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,800, 75.18%, see rank	76.33%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,800, 75.18%, see rank	75.96%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,464, 95.06%, see rank	93.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	336, 4.94%, see rank	6.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,245, 24.82%, see rank	23.67%	30.72%
Female¹	8,870, 49.51%, see rank	50.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,401, 60.89%, see rank	59.80%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.14%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,389, 60.76%, see rank	59.74%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,022, 93.19%, see rank	93.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	367, 6.81%, see rank	6.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,469, 39.11%, see rank	40.20%	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

	Wasatch County	Utah	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,369, 100%	1,282,333	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,769, 77.13%, see rank	76.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,185, 10.42%, see rank	11.90%	9.59%
Public Transportation	43, 0.38%, see rank	2.40%	5.06%
Walked	218, 1.92%, see rank	2.55%	2.78%
Other Means	292, 2.57%, see rank	1.96%	1.79%
Worked at Home	862, 7.58%, see rank	4.88%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wasatch County	25.0 minutes
Utah	21.3 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

	Wasatch County	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,486	1,299,818	143,435,233
Male¹	6,464, 56.28%, see rank	55.78%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,266, 35.06%, see rank	35.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,014, 15.69%, see rank	12.10%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	977, 15.11%, see rank	19.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13, 0.20%, see rank	0.65%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	964, 14.91%, see rank	9.37%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	878, 13.58%, see rank	16.95%	17.94%
Female¹	5,022, 43.72%, see rank	44.22%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,862, 37.08%, see rank	37.63%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,211, 24.11%, see rank	19.99%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,756, 34.97%, see rank	35.13%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35, 0.70%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	158, 3.15%, see rank	6.52%	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

	Wasatch County	Utah	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,486, 100%	1,299,818	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	270, 2.35%, see rank	2.04%	1.96%
Construction	1,198, 10.43%, see rank	6.41%	6.17%
Manufacturing	460, 4.00%, see rank	10.84%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	187, 1.63%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,438, 12.52%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	868, 7.56%, see rank	4.64%	4.93%
Information	88, 0.77%, see rank	2.21%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	563, 4.90%, see rank	6.48%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,241, 10.80%, see rank	11.66%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,255, 19.63%, see rank	22.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,763, 15.35%, see rank	8.91%	9.49%
Public Administration	680, 5.92%, see rank	5.26%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	475, 4.14%, see rank	4.63%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wasatch County	%	Utah	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,087	8.22%, see rank	12.76%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	378	6.14%, see rank	9.44%	11.47%

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