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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson County is $19,515, which is lower than the state average of $23,087 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jefferson County median household income is $52,495, which has grown by 39.11% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.98% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jefferson County residents spend 23.6 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, #32

Jefferson County	19,515 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

Jefferson County	24,309 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

Jefferson County	34,450 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

Jefferson County	15,157 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, #4

Jefferson County	52,495 USD
Idaho	47,334 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson County	62,195 USD
Idaho	61,544 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #4

Jefferson County	39.11%
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

	Jefferson County		Idaho		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.97%	$7,639, see rank	20.36%	$14,449	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.88%	$18,472, see rank	29.97%	$17,704	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.67%	$2,728, see rank	3.09%	$2,552	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.61%	$20,959, 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

Jefferson County	58,202 USD
Idaho	56,922 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson County	67,887 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

	Jefferson County	Idaho	U.S.
White	$52,751, see rank	$47,996	$56,900
Hispanic	$35,000, see rank	$37,346	$42,396
One Race, Other	$43,156, see rank	$35,197	$40,300
Two or More Races	$110,875, see rank	$36,213	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson County	Idaho	U.S.
less than 25	$31,250, see rank	$25,338	$25,788
25 to 44	$58,470, see rank	$51,087	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,145, see rank	$57,970	$65,027
65 or over	$36,609, see rank	$35,876	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson County	Idaho	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	18,155, see rank	1,216,172	248,775,628
Male¹	9,116, 50.21%, see rank	49.76%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,952, 76.26%, see rank	69.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.04%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,948, 76.22%, see rank	68.85%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,427, 92.50%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	521, 7.50%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,164, 23.74%, see rank	30.73%	30.72%
Female¹	9,039, 49.79%, see rank	50.24%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,957, 54.84%, see rank	57.13%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,957, 54.84%, see rank	57.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,727, 95.36%, see rank	92.25%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	230, 4.64%, see rank	7.75%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,082, 45.16%, 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

	Jefferson County	Idaho	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,911, 100%	691,425	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,484, 77.76%, see rank	78.17%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,476, 13.53%, see rank	9.80%	9.59%
Public Transportation	166, 1.52%, see rank	0.77%	5.06%
Walked	164, 1.50%, see rank	2.98%	2.78%
Other Means	157, 1.44%, see rank	2.36%	1.79%
Worked at Home	464, 4.25%, see rank	5.92%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson County	23.6 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

	Jefferson County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,154	703,410	143,435,233
Male¹	6,427, 57.62%, see rank	54.28%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,977, 30.76%, see rank	31.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	651, 10.13%, see rank	13.41%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	866, 13.47%, see rank	16.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	408, 6.35%, see rank	4.01%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	806, 12.54%, see rank	10.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,262, 19.64%, see rank	18.00%	17.94%
Female¹	4,727, 42.38%, see rank	45.72%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,624, 34.36%, see rank	35.82%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	804, 17.01%, see rank	23.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,784, 37.74%, see rank	33.48%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	156, 3.30%, see rank	1.04%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	28, 0.59%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	309, 6.54%, 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

	Jefferson County	Idaho	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,154, 100%	703,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,120, 10.04%, see rank	5.66%	1.96%
Construction	975, 8.74%, see rank	7.09%	6.17%
Manufacturing	946, 8.48%, see rank	9.91%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	398, 3.57%, see rank	2.64%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,363, 12.22%, see rank	12.25%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	702, 6.29%, see rank	4.76%	4.93%
Information	148, 1.33%, see rank	1.90%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	457, 4.10%, see rank	5.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,239, 11.11%, see rank	9.81%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,130, 19.10%, see rank	22.40%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	618, 5.54%, see rank	8.71%	9.49%
Public Administration	651, 5.84%, see rank	5.29%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	407, 3.65%, see rank	4.27%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson County	%	Idaho	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,505	13.23%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	647	9.63%, see rank	11.02%	11.47%

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