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Wooster Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Wooster Area is $20,372, which is lower than the state average of $25,113 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Wooster Area median household income is $54,375. On average Wooster Area residents spend 28.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 22.4 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #348

Wooster Area	20,372 USD
Ohio	25,113 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wooster Area	18,500 USD
Ohio	28,016 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wooster Area	22,604 USD
Ohio	34,614 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wooster Area	18,375 USD
Ohio	22,292 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #175

Wooster Area	54,375 USD
Ohio	47,358 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wooster Area	69,773 USD
Ohio	62,205 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wooster Area	45.00%
Ohio	10.09%
U.S.	19.17%

*The Wooster Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Ohio 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

	Wooster Area		Ohio		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.66%	$2,131, see rank	23.76%	$11,429	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	20.35%	$17,857, see rank	28.48%	$15,240	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	8.85%	$430, see rank	2.93%	$3,016	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	29.20%	$13,745, see rank	20.45%	$19,743	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Wooster Area	54,375 USD
Ohio	59,680 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wooster Area	69,773 USD
Ohio	74,164 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Wooster Area	Ohio	U.S.
White	$63,750, see rank	$50,462	$54,999

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Wooster Area	Ohio	U.S.
25 to 44	$74,479, see rank	$52,988	$57,132
45 to 64	$48,523, see rank	$58,956	$63,398

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Wooster Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	431	see rank	9,079,315	238,733,844
Male¹	259	60.09%, see rank	48.14%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	84	32.43%, see rank	70.04%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	84	32.43%, see rank	69.82%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	81	96.43%, see rank	90.65%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3	3.57%, see rank	9.35%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	175	67.57%, see rank	29.96%	29.08%
Female¹	172	39.91%, see rank	51.86%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	71	41.28%, see rank	60.07%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	71	41.28%, see rank	60.03%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	66	92.96%, see rank	92.12%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5	7.04%, see rank	7.88%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	101	58.72%, see rank	39.93%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Wooster Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	135	100%	5,246,423	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	123	91.11%, see rank	83.07%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0	0.00%, see rank	8.34%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.84%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	2.32%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.03%	1.72%
Worked at Home	12	8.89%, see rank	3.41%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wooster Area	28.2 minutes
Ohio	22.4 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Wooster Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	147	-	5,369,857	141,833,331
Male¹	81	55.10%, see rank	51.51%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20	24.69%, see rank	30.51%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	13.41%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	17.18%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5	6.17%, see rank	0.51%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	8.51%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56	69.14%, see rank	23.57%	18.08%
Female¹	66	44.90%, see rank	48.49%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22	33.33%, see rank	36.49%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	10	15.15%, see rank	20.97%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10	15.15%, see rank	33.88%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24	36.36%, see rank	7.94%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Wooster Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	147	100%	5,369,857	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5	3.40%, see rank	1.02%	1.86%
Construction	11	7.48%, see rank	5.62%	7.13%
Manufacturing	47	31.97%, see rank	16.01%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	3.04%	3.06%
Retail Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	11.67%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10	6.80%, see rank	4.96%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.96%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0	0.00%, see rank	6.59%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20	13.61%, see rank	8.91%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	32	21.77%, see rank	23.37%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	12	8.16%, see rank	8.47%	8.86%
Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	3.92%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10	6.80%, see rank	4.46%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Wooster Area	%	Ohio	U.S.
Population in Poverty	25	6.83%, see rank	14.16%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	5	4.42%, see rank	10.32%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.