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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wayne County is $22,643, which is lower than the state average of $26,143 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wayne County median household income is $41,421, which has grown by 1.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wayne County residents spend 25.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.9 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, #45

Wayne County	22,643 USD
Michigan	26,143 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	27,320 USD
Michigan	27,763 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	32,448 USD
Michigan	34,444 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	23,236 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #48

Wayne County	41,421 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wayne County	58,013 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #82

Wayne County	1.58%
Michigan	9.90%
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		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.54%	$10,906, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.73%	$17,364, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.93%	$3,400, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.59%	$21,560, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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	52,838 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wayne County	69,576 USD
Michigan	78,408 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	Michigan	U.S.
White	$53,768, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$27,124, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,088, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
Asian	$74,893, see rank	$73,809	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,216, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$87,279, see rank	$47,147	$53,370
One Race, Other	$36,737, see rank	$38,363	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,505, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wayne County	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$18,705, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,740, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,748, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$33,262, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wayne County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,403,413, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	663,133, 47.25%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	417,015, 62.89%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	195, 0.03%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	416,820, 62.86%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	341,924, 82.03%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	74,896, 17.97%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	246,118, 37.11%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	740,280, 52.75%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	408,927, 55.24%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	103, 0.01%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	408,824, 55.23%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	345,007, 84.39%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	63,817, 15.61%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	331,353, 44.76%, see rank	42.52%	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	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	670,156, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	543,480, 81.10%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	64,853, 9.68%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22,253, 3.32%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	11,873, 1.77%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	9,369, 1.40%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18,328, 2.73%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wayne County	25.0 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	686,931	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	341,924, 49.78%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	97,236, 28.44%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	58,369, 17.07%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	57,573, 16.84%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,068, 0.31%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22,047, 6.45%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	84,070, 24.59%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	345,007, 50.22%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	119,466, 34.63%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	85,662, 24.83%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	110,003, 31.88%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	568, 0.16%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	913, 0.26%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	27,234, 7.89%, see rank	7.30%	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	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	686,931, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,015, 0.29%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	26,510, 3.86%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	111,564, 16.24%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	16,236, 2.36%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	74,369, 10.83%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	40,575, 5.91%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	12,354, 1.80%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	37,658, 5.48%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	72,101, 10.50%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	162,689, 23.68%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	71,797, 10.45%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	25,102, 3.65%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	33,961, 4.94%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wayne County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	438,295	24.75%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	82,076	19.59%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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