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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Price County is $24,535, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Price County median household income is $43,581, which has grown by 23.64% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 20.43% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Price County residents spend 17.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.4 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, #48

Price County	24,535 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Price County	27,677 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 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

Price County	34,843 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 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

Price County	21,572 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #59

Price County	43,581 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Price County	52,213 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #37

Price County	23.64%
Wisconsin	20.43%
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

	Price County		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.90%	$8,512, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.07%	$17,240, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.81%	$1,931, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.84%	$17,362, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	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

Price County	55,827 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Price County	61,892 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 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

	Price County	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$43,674, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Hispanic	$27,065, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$32,917, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,688, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
Two or More Races	$26,563, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Price County	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$34,405, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,125, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,764, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$30,756, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Price County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,707, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	5,890, 50.31%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,852, 65.40%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,852, 65.40%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,611, 93.74%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	241, 6.26%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,038, 34.60%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	5,817, 49.69%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,217, 55.30%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,217, 55.30%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,074, 95.55%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	143, 4.45%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,600, 44.70%, see rank	36.21%	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

	Price County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,579, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,170, 78.58%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	649, 9.86%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.05%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	317, 4.82%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	129, 1.96%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	311, 4.73%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Price County	17.9 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 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

	Price County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,685	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	3,611, 54.02%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	923, 25.56%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	315, 8.72%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	322, 8.92%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	137, 3.79%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	355, 9.83%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,277, 35.36%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	3,074, 45.98%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	914, 29.73%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	836, 27.20%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	827, 26.90%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	35, 1.14%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.10%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	433, 14.09%, see rank	8.10%	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

	Price County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,685, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	402, 6.01%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	306, 4.58%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,126, 31.80%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	91, 1.36%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	617, 9.23%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	245, 3.66%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	83, 1.24%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	239, 3.58%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	256, 3.83%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,311, 19.61%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	402, 6.01%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	314, 4.70%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	293, 4.38%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Price County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,879	13.78%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	420	9.88%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

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