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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washakie County is $26,922, which is lower than the state average of $29,381 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Washakie County median household income is $45,696, which has grown by 30.77% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 53.73% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washakie County residents spend 12.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 17.3 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, #15

Washakie County	26,922 USD
Wyoming	29,381 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washakie County	27,960 USD
Wyoming	31,087 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

Washakie County	32,969 USD
Wyoming	41,018 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

Washakie County	24,452 USD
Wyoming	23,461 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #18

Washakie County	45,696 USD
Wyoming	58,252 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washakie County	63,543 USD
Wyoming	72,367 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #21

Washakie County	30.77%
Wyoming	53.73%
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

	Washakie County		Wyoming		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.12%	$8,783, see rank	23.69%	$15,821	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.02%	$16,660, see rank	27.10%	$17,603	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.17%	$1,836, see rank	1.60%	$3,153	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.37%	$19,157, see rank	17.15%	$22,287	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

Washakie County	62,917 USD
Wyoming	72,086 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washakie County	79,773 USD
Wyoming	84,442 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

	Washakie County	Wyoming	U.S.
White	$45,767, see rank	$59,519	$56,900
Hispanic	$29,871, see rank	$42,803	$42,396
One Race, Other	$44,868, see rank	$43,178	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,611, see rank	$44,688	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Washakie County	Wyoming	U.S.
less than 25	$49,643, see rank	$31,771	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,833, see rank	$64,600	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,787, see rank	$71,642	$65,027
65 or over	$31,292, see rank	$38,134	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Washakie County	Wyoming	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,586, see rank	453,096	248,775,628
Male¹	3,338, 50.68%, see rank	50.85%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,208, 66.15%, see rank	73.80%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.91%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,208, 66.15%, see rank	72.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,070, 93.75%, see rank	94.40%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	138, 6.25%, see rank	5.60%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,130, 33.85%, see rank	26.20%	30.72%
Female¹	3,248, 49.32%, see rank	49.15%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,000, 61.58%, see rank	62.86%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,000, 61.58%, see rank	62.66%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,805, 90.25%, see rank	95.30%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	195, 9.75%, see rank	4.70%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,248, 38.42%, see rank	37.14%	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

	Washakie County	Wyoming	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,782, 100%	288,257	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,664, 70.44%, see rank	76.60%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	501, 13.25%, see rank	11.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.03%, see rank	1.61%	5.06%
Walked	276, 7.30%, see rank	3.75%	2.78%
Other Means	133, 3.52%, see rank	2.19%	1.79%
Worked at Home	207, 5.47%, see rank	4.65%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washakie County	12.5 minutes
Wyoming	17.3 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

	Washakie County	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,875	291,552	143,435,233
Male¹	2,070, 53.42%, see rank	54.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	526, 25.41%, see rank	28.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	183, 8.84%, see rank	12.61%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	110, 5.31%, see rank	12.46%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	116, 5.60%, see rank	1.53%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	427, 20.63%, see rank	16.95%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	488, 23.57%, see rank	19.22%	17.94%
Female¹	1,805, 46.58%, see rank	45.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	546, 30.25%, see rank	38.29%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	471, 26.09%, see rank	24.10%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	652, 36.12%, see rank	31.86%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.94%, see rank	0.55%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 1.77%, see rank	0.83%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	78, 4.32%, see rank	4.10%	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

	Washakie County	Wyoming	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,875, 100%	291,552	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	546, 14.09%, see rank	12.52%	1.96%
Construction	406, 10.48%, see rank	7.64%	6.17%
Manufacturing	458, 11.82%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	117, 3.02%, see rank	2.04%	2.75%
Retail Trade	243, 6.27%, see rank	10.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	265, 6.84%, see rank	6.42%	4.93%
Information	71, 1.83%, see rank	1.57%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	62, 1.60%, see rank	4.11%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	172, 4.44%, see rank	6.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	876, 22.61%, see rank	22.60%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	161, 4.15%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	256, 6.61%, see rank	6.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	242, 6.25%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Washakie County	%	Wyoming	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,177	14.21%, see rank	11.63%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	215	9.56%, see rank	7.96%	11.47%

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