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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Willimantic Area is $27,456, which is lower than the state average of $37,807 and is about the same as the national average of $28,051. Willimantic Area median household income is $58,489. On average Willimantic Area residents spend 26.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.7 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.4 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, #146

Willimantic Area	27,456 USD
Connecticut	37,807 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Willimantic Area	31,971 USD
Connecticut	37,923 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Willimantic Area	38,076 USD
Connecticut	46,112 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Willimantic Area	27,387 USD
Connecticut	30,970 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #84

Willimantic Area	58,489 USD
Connecticut	69,519 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Willimantic Area	71,286 USD
Connecticut	97,051 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Willimantic Area	1.85%
Connecticut	29.60%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Willimantic Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Connecticut and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Willimantic Area		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.95%	$9,985, see rank	28.89%	$19,976	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	29.58%	$17,381, see rank	28.78%	$17,817	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.27%	$4,259, see rank	3.00%	$4,405	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	18.91%	$20,016, see rank	17.69%	$25,396	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Willimantic Area	72,958 USD
Connecticut	87,182 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Willimantic Area	81,515 USD
Connecticut	116,324 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Willimantic Area	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$60,207, see rank	$75,126	$56,203
Black	$47,465, see rank	$42,770	$35,564
Hispanic	$31,100, see rank	$39,534	$41,994
Asian	$63,481, see rank	$85,729	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$61,121, see rank	$45,959	$37,469
One Race, Other	$30,771, see rank	$34,050	$40,405
Two or More Races	$34,931, see rank	$49,965	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Willimantic Area	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$37,234, see rank	$30,270	$25,955
25 to 44	$66,291, see rank	$74,508	$58,073
45 to 64	$71,352, see rank	$87,309	$64,486
65 or over	$35,030, see rank	$42,186	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Willimantic Area	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	95,142, see rank	2,859,923	243,810,053
Male¹	46,615, 49.00%, see rank	48.06%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	33,814, 72.54%, see rank	73.48%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	256, 0.55%, see rank	0.57%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	33,558, 71.99%, see rank	72.91%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	29,593, 88.18%, see rank	90.32%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,965, 11.82%, see rank	9.68%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,801, 27.46%, see rank	26.52%	29.80%
Female¹	48,527, 51.00%, see rank	51.94%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,530, 64.97%, see rank	63.23%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	37, 0.08%, see rank	0.07%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	31,493, 64.90%, see rank	63.17%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	28,588, 90.78%, see rank	91.40%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,905, 9.22%, see rank	8.60%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,997, 35.03%, see rank	36.77%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Willimantic Area	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	56,793, 100%	1,730,076	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	46,525, 81.92%, see rank	78.74%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,945, 10.47%, see rank	8.48%	10.03%
Public Transportation	392, 0.69%, see rank	4.55%	4.98%
Walked	1,633, 2.88%, see rank	2.94%	2.82%
Other Means	398, 0.70%, see rank	1.19%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1,900, 3.35%, see rank	4.09%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Willimantic Area	26.1 minutes
Connecticut	24.7 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Willimantic Area	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,181	1,762,707	141,996,548
Male¹	29,593, 50.86%, see rank	51.35%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,492, 25.32%, see rank	38.56%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	5,071, 17.14%, see rank	15.00%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,830, 16.32%, see rank	17.82%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	376, 1.27%, see rank	0.27%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,961, 10.01%, see rank	8.61%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,567, 22.19%, see rank	14.38%	17.87%
Female¹	28,588, 49.14%, see rank	48.65%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,980, 34.91%, see rank	43.40%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	6,804, 23.80%, see rank	19.88%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,052, 31.66%, see rank	31.19%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	130, 0.45%, see rank	0.11%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	91, 0.32%, see rank	0.20%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,454, 8.58%, see rank	5.01%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Willimantic Area	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,181, 100%	1,762,707	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	815, 1.40%, see rank	0.38%	1.90%
Construction	3,438, 5.91%, see rank	5.82%	6.49%
Manufacturing	8,145, 14.00%, see rank	11.20%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	1,602, 2.75%, see rank	2.45%	2.83%
Retail Trade	8,026, 13.79%, see rank	10.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,554, 4.39%, see rank	3.77%	5.00%
Information	698, 1.20%, see rank	2.46%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,452, 4.21%, see rank	9.38%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,110, 7.06%, see rank	10.81%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	15,914, 27.35%, see rank	26.07%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,420, 9.32%, see rank	8.27%	9.18%
Public Administration	2,571, 4.42%, see rank	3.85%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,436, 4.19%, see rank	4.59%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Willimantic Area	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,303	11.69%, see rank	9.95%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	2,728	9.15%, see rank	7.11%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.