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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington County is $19,342, which is lower than the state average of $23,087 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Washington County median household income is $36,483, which has grown by 19.13% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.98% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington County residents spend 23.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 19.7 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, #34

Washington County	19,342 USD
Idaho	23,087 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Washington County	21,313 USD
Idaho	25,139 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

Washington County	23,142 USD
Idaho	31,238 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

Washington County	17,676 USD
Idaho	19,698 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #39

Washington County	36,483 USD
Idaho	47,334 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington County	47,940 USD
Idaho	61,544 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #37

Washington County	19.13%
Idaho	25.98%
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

	Washington County		Idaho		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.35%	$12,448, see rank	20.36%	$14,449	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.47%	$16,074, see rank	29.97%	$17,704	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.46%	$3,113, see rank	3.09%	$2,552	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.30%	$21,260, see rank	17.58%	$21,802	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

Washington County	46,539 USD
Idaho	56,922 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington County	56,833 USD
Idaho	71,149 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

	Washington County	Idaho	U.S.
White	$36,470, see rank	$47,996	$56,900
Hispanic	$35,133, see rank	$37,346	$42,396
Asian	$38,000, see rank	$53,582	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$4,286, see rank	$37,438	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,181, see rank	$35,197	$40,300
Two or More Races	$45,833, see rank	$36,213	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington County	Idaho	U.S.
less than 25	$23,250, see rank	$25,338	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,500, see rank	$51,087	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,106, see rank	$57,970	$65,027
65 or over	$23,824, see rank	$35,876	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Washington County	Idaho	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,020, see rank	1,216,172	248,775,628
Male¹	4,010, 50.00%, see rank	49.76%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,353, 58.68%, see rank	69.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.32%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,340, 58.35%, see rank	68.85%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,132, 91.11%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	208, 8.89%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,657, 41.32%, see rank	30.73%	30.72%
Female¹	4,010, 50.00%, see rank	50.24%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,929, 48.10%, see rank	57.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	26, 0.65%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,903, 47.46%, see rank	57.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,570, 82.50%, see rank	92.25%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	333, 17.50%, see rank	7.75%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,081, 51.90%, see rank	42.87%	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

	Washington County	Idaho	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,683, 100%	691,425	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,655, 72.09%, see rank	78.17%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	467, 12.68%, see rank	9.80%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.14%, see rank	0.77%	5.06%
Walked	127, 3.45%, see rank	2.98%	2.78%
Other Means	133, 3.61%, see rank	2.36%	1.79%
Worked at Home	296, 8.04%, see rank	5.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington County	23.5 minutes
Idaho	19.7 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

	Washington County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,702	703,410	143,435,233
Male¹	2,132, 57.59%, see rank	54.28%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	390, 18.29%, see rank	31.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	368, 17.26%, see rank	13.41%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	228, 10.69%, see rank	16.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	200, 9.38%, see rank	4.01%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	252, 11.82%, see rank	10.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	629, 29.50%, see rank	18.00%	17.94%
Female¹	1,570, 42.41%, see rank	45.72%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	559, 35.61%, see rank	35.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	377, 24.01%, see rank	23.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	456, 29.04%, see rank	33.48%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	45, 2.87%, see rank	1.04%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18, 1.15%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	115, 7.32%, see rank	5.76%	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

	Washington County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,702, 100%	703,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	437, 11.80%, see rank	5.66%	1.96%
Construction	331, 8.94%, see rank	7.09%	6.17%
Manufacturing	355, 9.59%, see rank	9.91%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	114, 3.08%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	481, 12.99%, see rank	12.25%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	216, 5.83%, see rank	4.76%	4.93%
Information	79, 2.13%, see rank	1.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	111, 3.00%, see rank	5.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	181, 4.89%, see rank	9.81%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	699, 18.88%, see rank	22.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	235, 6.35%, see rank	8.71%	9.49%
Public Administration	330, 8.91%, see rank	5.29%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	133, 3.59%, see rank	4.27%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Washington County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,536	15.54%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	272	10.98%, see rank	11.02%	11.47%

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