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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wayne County is $21,130, which is lower than the state average of $24,953 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wayne County median household income is $37,932, which has grown by 8.73% 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 Wayne County residents spend 19.5 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, #78

Wayne County	21,130 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

Wayne County	25,805 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

Wayne County	31,892 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

Wayne County	20,833 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, #90

Wayne County	37,932 USD
Indiana	48,737 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wayne County	51,023 USD
Indiana	63,736 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #85

Wayne County	8.73%
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

	Wayne County		Indiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.33%	$9,229, see rank	19.01%	$12,352	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.73%	$17,124, see rank	29.99%	$18,304	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.33%	$2,592, see rank	2.21%	$3,210	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.14%	$16,269, 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

Wayne County	49,478 USD
Indiana	60,440 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wayne County	60,190 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

	Wayne County	Indiana	U.S.
White	$38,621, see rank	$51,311	$56,900
Black	$28,125, see rank	$30,531	$35,600
Hispanic	$26,510, see rank	$38,618	$42,396
Asian	$85,192, see rank	$52,818	$73,244
One Race, Other	$36,875, see rank	$35,463	$40,300
Two or More Races	$23,850, see rank	$37,993	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wayne County	Indiana	U.S.
less than 25	$15,474, see rank	$22,736	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,197, see rank	$53,136	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,163, see rank	$59,465	$65,027
65 or over	$30,449, see rank	$35,667	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wayne County	Indiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	54,649, see rank	5,131,317	248,775,628
Male¹	26,093, 47.75%, see rank	48.70%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16,075, 61.61%, see rank	69.26%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	31, 0.12%, see rank	0.12%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16,044, 61.49%, see rank	69.14%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,173, 88.34%, see rank	90.84%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,871, 11.66%, see rank	9.16%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,018, 38.39%, see rank	30.74%	30.72%
Female¹	28,556, 52.25%, see rank	51.30%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	15,283, 53.52%, see rank	59.17%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	15,280, 53.51%, see rank	59.16%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	13,831, 90.52%, see rank	91.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,449, 9.48%, see rank	8.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,273, 46.48%, 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

	Wayne County	Indiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	27,592, 100%	2,942,663	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	23,129, 83.83%, see rank	83.18%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,400, 8.70%, see rank	8.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	139, 0.50%, see rank	1.06%	5.06%
Walked	688, 2.49%, see rank	2.09%	2.78%
Other Means	521, 1.89%, see rank	1.44%	1.79%
Worked at Home	715, 2.59%, see rank	3.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wayne County	19.5 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

	Wayne County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,004	2,994,736	143,435,233
Male¹	14,173, 50.61%, see rank	52.41%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,299, 23.28%, see rank	28.17%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,233, 15.76%, see rank	13.27%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,106, 14.86%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	104, 0.73%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,175, 8.29%, see rank	8.63%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,190, 29.56%, see rank	26.36%	17.94%
Female¹	13,831, 49.39%, see rank	47.59%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,164, 37.34%, see rank	36.67%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,405, 24.62%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,138, 29.92%, see rank	31.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	50, 0.36%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 0.12%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,045, 7.56%, 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

	Wayne County	Indiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,004, 100%	2,994,736	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	410, 1.46%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	1,351, 4.82%, see rank	5.68%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,237, 18.70%, see rank	18.60%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	634, 2.26%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,163, 11.29%, see rank	11.54%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,282, 4.58%, see rank	5.14%	4.93%
Information	408, 1.46%, see rank	1.54%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,169, 4.17%, see rank	5.23%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,535, 5.48%, see rank	7.86%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,066, 28.80%, see rank	23.17%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,354, 8.41%, see rank	8.94%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,027, 3.67%, see rank	3.58%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,368, 4.89%, see rank	4.70%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wayne County	%	Indiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,862	21.08%, see rank	15.51%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,085	16.90%, see rank	11.26%	11.47%

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