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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Douglas County is $24,821, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Douglas County median household income is $44,956, which has grown by 27.62% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 20.43% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Douglas County residents spend 20.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #44

Douglas County	24,821 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

Douglas County	26,805 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

Douglas County	32,269 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

Douglas County	22,651 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, #53

Douglas County	44,956 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Douglas County	56,856 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #24

Douglas County	27.62%
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

	Douglas County		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.48%	$7,659, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.60%	$18,097, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.11%	$2,214, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.71%	$21,121, 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

Douglas County	58,386 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Douglas County	68,428 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

	Douglas County	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$45,574, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Black	$32,222, see rank	$26,968	$35,600
Hispanic	$28,125, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$27,292, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,156, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
Two or More Races	$37,188, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Douglas County	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$19,688, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,612, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,286, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$37,306, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Douglas County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	35,554, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	17,620, 49.56%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,839, 67.19%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	25, 0.14%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	11,814, 67.05%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,608, 89.79%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,206, 10.21%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,781, 32.81%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	17,934, 50.44%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,348, 63.28%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,347, 63.27%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,658, 93.93%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	689, 6.07%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,586, 36.72%, 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

	Douglas County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,960, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	16,963, 80.93%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,932, 9.22%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	277, 1.32%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	759, 3.62%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	295, 1.41%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	734, 3.50%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Douglas County	20.7 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

	Douglas County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,266	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	10,608, 49.88%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,620, 24.70%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,762, 16.61%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,935, 18.24%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	86, 0.81%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,040, 9.80%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,383, 22.46%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	10,658, 50.12%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,795, 35.61%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,803, 26.30%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,401, 31.91%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 0.18%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 0.14%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	599, 5.62%, 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

	Douglas County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,266, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	244, 1.15%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	1,328, 6.24%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,645, 7.74%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	542, 2.55%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,574, 12.10%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,552, 7.30%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	233, 1.10%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,381, 6.49%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,285, 6.04%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	6,119, 28.77%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,557, 12.02%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	796, 3.74%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,010, 4.75%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Douglas County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,593	15.54%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,391	12.15%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

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