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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Winkler County is $22,885, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Winkler County median household income is $52,938, which has grown by 73.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Winkler County residents spend 22.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 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, #128

Winkler County	22,885 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Winkler County	30,485 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Winkler County	45,399 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Winkler County	17,185 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #45

Winkler County	52,938 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Winkler County	62,800 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #17

Winkler County	73.05%
Texas	31.68%
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

	Winkler County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.95%	$9,743, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.75%	$16,565, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.65%	$2,222, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.80%	$19,774, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Winkler County	57,703 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Winkler County	67,930 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Winkler County	Texas	U.S.
White	$53,831, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$33,958, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$51,500, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$23,571, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$65,469, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Winkler County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$46,339, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$60,230, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$62,315, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$26,677, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Winkler County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,487, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	2,683, 48.90%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,948, 72.61%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,948, 72.61%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,898, 97.43%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	50, 2.57%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	735, 27.39%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	2,804, 51.10%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,374, 49.00%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,374, 49.00%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,328, 96.65%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	46, 3.35%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,430, 51.00%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Winkler County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,134, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,520, 80.41%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	433, 13.82%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.06%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	46, 1.47%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	43, 1.37%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	90, 2.87%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Winkler County	22.3 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Winkler County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,226	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	1,898, 58.83%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	310, 16.33%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	114, 6.01%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	214, 11.28%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.26%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	681, 35.88%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	419, 22.08%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	1,328, 41.17%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	447, 33.66%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	384, 28.92%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	434, 32.68%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	63, 4.74%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Winkler County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,226, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	655, 20.30%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	371, 11.50%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	115, 3.56%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	121, 3.75%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	283, 8.77%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	288, 8.93%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	18, 0.56%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	123, 3.81%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	144, 4.46%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	546, 16.92%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	290, 8.99%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	144, 4.46%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	128, 3.97%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Winkler County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	867	11.92%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	145	7.64%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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