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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Calloway County is $21,093, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Calloway County median household income is $38,589, which has grown by 28.06% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 28.72% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Calloway County residents spend 17.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 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, #47

Calloway County	21,093 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Calloway County	19,577 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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

Calloway County	26,072 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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

Calloway County	15,114 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #65

Calloway County	38,589 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Calloway County	51,436 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #69

Calloway County	28.06%
Kentucky	28.72%
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

	Calloway County		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.56%	$12,153, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.57%	$16,793, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.99%	$1,804, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.73%	$19,411, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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

Calloway County	57,525 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Calloway County	68,253 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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

	Calloway County	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$40,030, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$28,848, see rank	$28,858	$35,600
Hispanic	$20,457, see rank	$34,575	$42,396
Asian	$2,499, see rank	$62,293	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$2,499, see rank	$30,713	$37,170
Two or More Races	$13,100, see rank	$33,835	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Calloway County	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$7,171, see rank	$22,754	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,581, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,273, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$33,816, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Calloway County	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	31,852, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	15,182, 47.66%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,370, 61.72%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	93, 0.61%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	9,277, 61.11%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,346, 89.96%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	931, 10.04%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,812, 38.28%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	16,670, 52.34%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	9,567, 57.39%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	9,567, 57.39%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,509, 88.94%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,058, 11.06%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,103, 42.61%, see rank	44.88%	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

	Calloway County	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,674, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,051, 84.27%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,059, 6.35%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	36, 0.22%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	978, 5.87%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	231, 1.39%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	319, 1.91%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Calloway County	17.2 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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

	Calloway County	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,855	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	8,346, 49.52%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,559, 30.66%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,298, 15.55%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,401, 16.79%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	103, 1.23%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	779, 9.33%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,646, 19.72%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	8,509, 50.48%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,051, 35.86%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,799, 21.14%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,767, 32.52%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.25%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	85, 1.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	763, 8.97%, see rank	8.09%	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

	Calloway County	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,855, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	293, 1.74%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	1,023, 6.07%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,005, 11.90%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	343, 2.04%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,014, 11.95%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	715, 4.24%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	131, 0.78%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	811, 4.81%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	930, 5.52%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,456, 32.37%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,778, 10.55%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	501, 2.97%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	855, 5.07%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Calloway County	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,341	21.33%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,012	11.61%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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