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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Perkins County is $29,634, which is higher than the state average of $27,339 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Perkins County median household income is $56,333, which has grown by 64.69% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 33.50% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Perkins County residents spend 16.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 17.7 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, #7

Perkins County	29,634 USD
Nebraska	27,339 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Perkins County	28,315 USD
Nebraska	29,063 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

Perkins County	37,266 USD
Nebraska	34,967 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

Perkins County	21,406 USD
Nebraska	23,440 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

Perkins County	56,333 USD
Nebraska	52,400 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Perkins County	67,420 USD
Nebraska	68,081 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #10

Perkins County	64.69%
Nebraska	33.50%
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

	Perkins County		Nebraska		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.50%	$14,730, see rank	23.60%	$14,303	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.72%	$20,007, see rank	27.63%	$17,983	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.08%	$0, see rank	2.18%	$2,801	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.32%	$17,541, see rank	13.78%	$19,991	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

Perkins County	67,772 USD
Nebraska	66,188 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Perkins County	79,139 USD
Nebraska	81,503 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

	Perkins County	Nebraska	U.S.
White	$56,083, see rank	$54,303	$56,900
Hispanic	$17,500, see rank	$39,328	$42,396
Two or More Races	$67,000, see rank	$39,139	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Perkins County	Nebraska	U.S.
less than 25	$33,438, see rank	$26,753	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,583, see rank	$56,879	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,286, see rank	$65,436	$65,027
65 or over	$41,389, see rank	$36,868	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Perkins County	Nebraska	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,336, see rank	1,442,692	248,775,628
Male¹	1,160, 49.66%, see rank	49.20%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	841, 72.50%, see rank	75.44%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.56%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	841, 72.50%, see rank	74.88%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	822, 97.74%, see rank	94.29%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 2.26%, see rank	5.71%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	319, 27.50%, see rank	24.56%	30.72%
Female¹	1,176, 50.34%, see rank	50.80%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	678, 57.65%, see rank	65.68%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	678, 57.65%, see rank	65.60%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	673, 99.26%, see rank	94.91%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	5, 0.74%, see rank	5.09%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	498, 42.35%, see rank	34.32%	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

	Perkins County	Nebraska	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,474, 100%	945,395	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,114, 75.58%, see rank	81.19%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	127, 8.62%, see rank	9.63%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.69%	5.06%
Walked	64, 4.34%, see rank	2.77%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.34%, see rank	1.27%	1.79%
Worked at Home	164, 11.13%, see rank	4.45%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Perkins County	16.9 minutes
Nebraska	17.7 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

	Perkins County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,495	957,508	143,435,233
Male¹	822, 54.98%, see rank	52.34%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	337, 41.00%, see rank	32.31%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	40, 4.87%, see rank	12.07%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	75, 9.12%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 4.38%, see rank	2.29%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	147, 17.88%, see rank	9.44%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	106, 12.90%, see rank	19.80%	17.94%
Female¹	673, 45.02%, see rank	47.66%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	306, 45.47%, see rank	38.81%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	121, 17.98%, see rank	21.95%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	200, 29.72%, see rank	31.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.45%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	34, 5.05%, see rank	6.49%	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

	Perkins County	Nebraska	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,495, 100%	957,508	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	315, 21.07%, see rank	4.56%	1.96%
Construction	170, 11.37%, see rank	6.48%	6.17%
Manufacturing	40, 2.68%, see rank	10.72%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	64, 4.28%, see rank	2.75%	2.75%
Retail Trade	100, 6.69%, see rank	11.63%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	142, 9.50%, see rank	5.66%	4.93%
Information	16, 1.07%, see rank	1.98%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	76, 5.08%, see rank	7.46%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	42, 2.81%, see rank	8.24%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	374, 25.02%, see rank	23.91%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	21, 1.40%, see rank	7.83%	9.49%
Public Administration	66, 4.41%, see rank	4.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	69, 4.62%, see rank	4.52%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Perkins County	%	Nebraska	U.S.
Population in Poverty	234	8.11%, see rank	12.86%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	31	3.74%, see rank	8.86%	11.47%

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