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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Wendover is $16,058, which is much lower than the state average of $26,515 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. West Wendover median household income is $41,890, which has grown by 22.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 17.10% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average West Wendover residents spend 8.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is much 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, #109

West Wendover, NV	16,058 USD
Nevada	26,515 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Wendover, NV	23,859 USD
Nevada	30,415 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

West Wendover, NV	32,941 USD
Nevada	33,521 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

West Wendover, NV	19,617 USD
Nevada	26,640 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #80

West Wendover, NV	41,890 USD
Nevada	52,205 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Wendover, NV	53,528 USD
Nevada	69,351 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #24

West Wendover, NV	22.79%
Nevada	17.10%
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

	West Wendover, NV		Nevada		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	5.56%	$5,640, see rank	16.38%	$20,748	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	17.73%	$19,079, see rank	27.65%	$17,565	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.56%	$688, see rank	3.13%	$3,677	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	4.53%	$7,730, see rank	17.86%	$26,569	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

West Wendover, NV	42,866 USD
Nevada	61,081 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Wendover, NV	52,686 USD
Nevada	78,301 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

	West Wendover, NV	Nevada	U.S.
White	$42,137, see rank	$54,736	$56,900
Hispanic	$41,633, see rank	$43,255	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	West Wendover, NV	Nevada	U.S.
less than 25	$21,181, see rank	$31,410	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,882, see rank	$54,451	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,550, see rank	$60,175	$65,027
65 or over	$36,532, see rank	$41,382	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	West Wendover, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,832, see rank	2,175,721	248,775,628
Male¹	1,362, 48.09%, see rank	50.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,107, 81.28%, see rank	70.09%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.74%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,107, 81.28%, see rank	69.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,026, 92.68%, see rank	87.53%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	81, 7.32%, see rank	12.47%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	255, 18.72%, see rank	29.91%	30.72%
Female¹	1,470, 51.91%, see rank	49.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,087, 73.95%, see rank	60.03%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,087, 73.95%, see rank	59.93%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,022, 94.02%, see rank	88.96%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	65, 5.98%, see rank	11.04%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	383, 26.05%, see rank	39.97%	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

	West Wendover, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,018, 100%	1,225,882	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,453, 72.00%, see rank	78.04%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	279, 13.83%, see rank	10.94%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.59%	5.06%
Walked	219, 10.85%, see rank	2.07%	2.78%
Other Means	20, 0.99%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	47, 2.33%, see rank	3.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Wendover, NV	8.5 minutes
Nevada	23.5 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

	West Wendover, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,048	1,240,614	143,435,233
Male¹	1,026, 50.10%, see rank	53.39%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	204, 19.88%, see rank	25.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	515, 50.19%, see rank	26.56%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	138, 13.45%, see rank	18.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	22, 2.14%, see rank	9.32%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	89, 8.67%, see rank	14.47%	17.94%
Female¹	1,022, 49.90%, see rank	46.61%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	121, 11.84%, see rank	30.93%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	541, 52.94%, see rank	29.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	299, 29.26%, see rank	34.74%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.88%, see rank	0.11%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	52, 5.09%, see rank	4.36%	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

	West Wendover, NV	Nevada	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,048, 100%	1,240,614	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	61, 2.98%, see rank	1.72%	1.96%
Construction	22, 1.07%, see rank	6.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4, 0.20%, see rank	4.12%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	47, 2.29%, see rank	2.12%	2.75%
Retail Trade	73, 3.56%, see rank	11.83%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12, 0.59%, see rank	4.99%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	47, 2.29%, see rank	5.70%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	81, 3.96%, see rank	15.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,604, 78.32%, see rank	25.97%	9.49%
Public Administration	36, 1.76%, see rank	4.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	61, 2.98%, see rank	4.68%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	West Wendover, NV	%	Nevada	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,227	27.59%, see rank	15.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	279	26.12%, see rank	11.53%	11.47%

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