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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Windham County is $28,044, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Windham County median household income is $59,218, which has grown by 31.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 29.60% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Windham County residents spend 26.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 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, #8

Windham County	28,044 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Windham County	31,542 USD
Connecticut	38,133 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

Windham County	37,710 USD
Connecticut	45,498 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

Windham County	26,330 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #8

Windham County	59,218 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Windham County	72,054 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

Windham County	31.26%
Connecticut	29.60%
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

	Windham County		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.31%	$10,578, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.88%	$18,110, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.18%	$4,296, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.96%	$22,996, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	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

Windham County	73,858 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Windham County	82,992 USD
Connecticut	119,176 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

	Windham County	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$60,868, see rank	$75,804	$56,900
Black	$57,619, see rank	$42,838	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,138, see rank	$39,375	$42,396
Asian	$59,000, see rank	$86,676	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,094, see rank	$43,609	$37,170
One Race, Other	$28,702, see rank	$34,826	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,821, see rank	$51,642	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Windham County	Connecticut	U.S.
less than 25	$28,419, see rank	$29,940	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,053, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$72,915, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$39,264, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Windham County	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	95,786, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	46,941, 49.01%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	34,117, 72.68%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	220, 0.47%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	33,897, 72.21%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	29,943, 88.34%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,954, 11.66%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,824, 27.32%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	48,845, 50.99%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	31,370, 64.22%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	25, 0.05%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	31,345, 64.17%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	28,385, 90.56%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,960, 9.44%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	17,475, 35.78%, see rank	37.03%	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

	Windham County	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	56,504, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	46,586, 82.45%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,389, 9.54%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	360, 0.64%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	1,769, 3.13%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	474, 0.84%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,926, 3.41%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Windham County	26.6 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 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

	Windham County	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,328	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	29,943, 51.34%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,407, 28.08%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4,997, 16.69%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,832, 16.14%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	533, 1.78%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,783, 9.29%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,094, 20.35%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	28,385, 48.66%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,311, 36.33%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,794, 23.94%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,873, 31.26%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	171, 0.60%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	83, 0.29%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,054, 7.24%, see rank	4.83%	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

	Windham County	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	58,328, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,088, 1.87%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	3,488, 5.98%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7,535, 12.92%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,739, 2.98%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,748, 13.28%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,646, 4.54%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	764, 1.31%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,452, 4.20%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,573, 7.84%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	16,115, 27.63%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,568, 9.55%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,259, 3.87%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,353, 4.03%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Windham County	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,946	11.45%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,621	8.73%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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