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Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area is $26,893, which is higher than the state average of $25,537 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area median household income is $53,310. On average Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.7 minutes and is about the same as 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, #193

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	26,893 USD
Arizona	25,537 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	31,711 USD
Arizona	29,620 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

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	35,661 USD
Arizona	33,118 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

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	27,553 USD
Arizona	25,566 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #155

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	53,310 USD
Arizona	49,928 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	72,307 USD
Arizona	67,557 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area		-2.56%
Arizona		23.10%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arizona 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

	Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area		Arizona		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.16%	$19,047, see rank	19.57%	$18,470	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.20%	$19,116, see rank	31.36%	$18,683	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.19%	$3,529, see rank	2.46%	$3,462	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.47%	$24,473, see rank	19.60%	$24,698	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

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	63,162 USD
Arizona	59,088 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	82,529 USD
Arizona	77,415 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

	Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	Arizona	U.S.
White	$55,159, see rank	$51,717	$56,900
Black	$39,053, see rank	$39,266	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,834, see rank	$38,567	$42,396
Asian	$70,001, see rank	$65,658	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,306, see rank	$31,549	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$45,463, see rank	$44,390	$53,370
One Race, Other	$38,714, see rank	$36,660	$40,300
Two or More Races	$50,785, see rank	$46,722	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	Arizona	U.S.
less than 25	$29,004, see rank	$25,790	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,093, see rank	$53,575	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,241, see rank	$59,068	$65,027
65 or over	$41,791, see rank	$40,054	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	Arizona	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,347,861, see rank	5,121,781	248,775,628
Male¹	1,649,479, 49.27%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,130,012, 68.51%, see rank	65.31%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3,724, 0.23%, see rank	0.60%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,126,288, 68.28%, see rank	64.70%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,020,359, 90.59%, see rank	89.68%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	105,929, 9.41%, see rank	10.32%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	519,467, 31.49%, see rank	34.69%	30.72%
Female¹	1,698,382, 50.73%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	964,008, 56.76%, see rank	54.98%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	672, 0.04%, see rank	0.09%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	963,336, 56.72%, see rank	54.89%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	879,757, 91.32%, see rank	90.49%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	83,579, 8.68%, see rank	9.51%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	734,374, 43.24%, see rank	45.02%	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

	Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	Arizona	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,870,183, 100%	2,720,076	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,432,783, 76.61%, see rank	76.37%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	211,800, 11.33%, see rank	11.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	40,671, 2.17%, see rank	2.02%	5.06%
Walked	27,724, 1.48%, see rank	2.02%	2.78%
Other Means	47,570, 2.54%, see rank	2.72%	1.79%
Worked at Home	109,635, 5.86%, see rank	5.58%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	26.0 minutes
Arizona	24.7 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

	Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,900,116	2,754,982	143,435,233
Male¹	1,020,359, 53.70%, see rank	53.18%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	346,000, 33.91%, see rank	32.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	167,576, 16.42%, see rank	17.63%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	209,634, 20.55%, see rank	19.48%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,185, 0.61%, see rank	0.91%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	88,575, 8.68%, see rank	9.20%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	141,148, 13.83%, see rank	13.85%	17.94%
Female¹	879,757, 46.30%, see rank	46.82%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	342,429, 38.92%, see rank	38.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	185,873, 21.13%, see rank	22.32%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	304,557, 34.62%, see rank	34.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	908, 0.10%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,208, 0.25%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	41,157, 4.68%, see rank	4.62%	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

	Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	Arizona	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,900,116, 100%	2,754,982	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16,627, 0.88%, see rank	1.55%	1.96%
Construction	125,989, 6.63%, see rank	6.56%	6.17%
Manufacturing	151,055, 7.95%, see rank	7.33%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	49,752, 2.62%, see rank	2.40%	2.75%
Retail Trade	234,436, 12.34%, see rank	12.28%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	98,021, 5.16%, see rank	4.93%	4.93%
Information	36,559, 1.92%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	178,105, 9.37%, see rank	7.97%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	239,577, 12.61%, see rank	11.67%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	403,042, 21.21%, see rank	22.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	187,944, 9.89%, see rank	10.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	89,092, 4.69%, see rank	5.66%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	89,917, 4.73%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Phoenix, Mesa, Glendale Area	%	Arizona	U.S.
Population in Poverty	728,145	17.09%, see rank	18.24%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	129,025	12.57%, see rank	13.33%	11.47%

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