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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Kelso is $16,229, which is much lower than the state average of $31,233 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Kelso median household income is $33,492, which has grown by 12.68% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Kelso residents spend 19.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.9 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, #540

Kelso, WA	16,229 USD
Washington	31,233 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Kelso, WA	18,534 USD
Washington	33,492 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

Kelso, WA	19,569 USD
Washington	41,039 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

Kelso, WA	16,863 USD
Washington	26,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #514

Kelso, WA	33,492 USD
Washington	60,294 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Kelso, WA	41,317 USD
Washington	79,195 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #365

Kelso, WA	12.68%
Washington	31.72%
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

	Kelso, WA		Washington		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.46%	$7,095, see rank	25.71%	$16,045	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.63%	$16,556, see rank	27.34%	$18,260	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	9.67%	$2,977, see rank	4.09%	$3,445	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.29%	$17,311, see rank	18.23%	$24,502	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

Kelso, WA	36,324 USD
Washington	73,039 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Kelso, WA	42,615 USD
Washington	92,527 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

	Kelso, WA	Washington	U.S.
White	$33,834, see rank	$61,732	$56,900
Black	$51,217, see rank	$42,120	$35,600
Hispanic	$21,515, see rank	$42,945	$42,396
Asian	$55,833, see rank	$72,430	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,435, see rank	$40,218	$37,170
One Race, Other	$35,125, see rank	$39,321	$40,300
Two or More Races	$28,188, see rank	$52,702	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Kelso, WA	Washington	U.S.
less than 25	$31,333, see rank	$29,556	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,918, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$31,484, see rank	$72,872	$65,027
65 or over	$31,707, see rank	$42,749	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Kelso, WA	Washington	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,205, see rank	5,488,038	248,775,628
Male¹	4,485, 48.72%, see rank	49.58%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,606, 58.10%, see rank	70.46%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	11, 0.25%, see rank	1.57%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,595, 57.86%, see rank	68.89%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,888, 72.76%, see rank	90.75%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	707, 27.24%, see rank	9.25%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,879, 41.90%, see rank	29.54%	30.72%
Female¹	4,720, 51.28%, see rank	50.42%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,055, 43.54%, see rank	59.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,055, 43.54%, see rank	58.86%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,718, 83.60%, see rank	91.68%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	337, 16.40%, see rank	8.32%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,665, 56.46%, see rank	40.93%	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

	Kelso, WA	Washington	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,497, 100%	3,171,197	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,643, 75.58%, see rank	72.72%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	636, 18.19%, see rank	10.36%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.17%, see rank	5.92%	5.06%
Walked	117, 3.35%, see rank	3.49%	2.78%
Other Means	56, 1.60%, see rank	2.11%	1.79%
Worked at Home	39, 1.12%, see rank	5.40%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Kelso, WA	19.3 minutes
Washington	25.9 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

	Kelso, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,606	3,194,382	143,435,233
Male¹	1,888, 52.36%, see rank	53.25%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	249, 13.19%, see rank	36.86%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	414, 21.93%, see rank	13.70%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	177, 9.38%, see rank	16.32%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	82, 4.34%, see rank	2.43%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	289, 15.31%, see rank	8.28%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	512, 27.12%, see rank	16.59%	17.94%
Female¹	1,718, 47.64%, see rank	46.75%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	466, 27.12%, see rank	40.90%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	407, 23.69%, see rank	22.15%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	655, 38.13%, see rank	30.25%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	17, 0.99%, see rank	0.93%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.38%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	159, 9.25%, see rank	5.04%	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

	Kelso, WA	Washington	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,606, 100%	3,194,382	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	136, 3.77%, see rank	2.66%	1.96%
Construction	381, 10.57%, see rank	6.04%	6.17%
Manufacturing	389, 10.79%, see rank	10.51%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	48, 1.33%, see rank	2.97%	2.75%
Retail Trade	545, 15.11%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	229, 6.35%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	49, 1.36%, see rank	2.32%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	136, 3.77%, see rank	5.49%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	419, 11.62%, see rank	12.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	639, 17.72%, see rank	21.57%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	248, 6.88%, see rank	9.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	196, 5.44%, see rank	5.48%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	191, 5.30%, see rank	4.83%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Kelso, WA	%	Washington	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,783	32.12%, see rank	13.55%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	753	26.04%, see rank	9.13%	11.47%

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