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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wasco County is $21,865, which is lower than the state average of $27,173 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Wasco County median household income is $43,226, which has grown by 20.21% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 23.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wasco County residents spend 16.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.4 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, #29

Wasco County	21,865 USD
Oregon	27,173 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Wasco County	23,516 USD
Oregon	27,230 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

Wasco County	27,384 USD
Oregon	32,599 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

Wasco County	19,140 USD
Oregon	22,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #20

Wasco County	43,226 USD
Oregon	50,521 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wasco County	56,879 USD
Oregon	67,671 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #23

Wasco County	20.21%
Oregon	23.47%
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

	Wasco County		Oregon		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.31%	$16,171, see rank	24.18%	$16,359	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.07%	$17,431, see rank	31.58%	$17,886	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.89%	$3,279, see rank	3.93%	$3,800	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.75%	$21,112, see rank	18.87%	$24,515	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

Wasco County	51,605 USD
Oregon	61,890 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wasco County	65,764 USD
Oregon	79,373 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

	Wasco County	Oregon	U.S.
White	$43,060, see rank	$51,397	$56,900
Hispanic	$43,092, see rank	$39,723	$42,396
Asian	$38,750, see rank	$62,398	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$50,795, see rank	$36,332	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$43,611, see rank	$37,730	$53,370
One Race, Other	$39,773, see rank	$38,148	$40,300
Two or More Races	$37,500, see rank	$42,710	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wasco County	Oregon	U.S.
less than 25	$25,000, see rank	$23,345	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,812, see rank	$54,740	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,524, see rank	$60,785	$65,027
65 or over	$35,180, see rank	$38,519	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wasco County	Oregon	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,340, see rank	3,139,152	248,775,628
Male¹	10,072, 49.52%, see rank	49.04%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,008, 59.65%, see rank	67.17%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	8, 0.08%, see rank	0.15%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,000, 59.57%, see rank	67.02%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,288, 88.13%, see rank	88.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	712, 11.87%, see rank	11.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,064, 40.35%, see rank	32.83%	30.72%
Female¹	10,268, 50.48%, see rank	50.96%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,768, 56.17%, see rank	57.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,768, 56.17%, see rank	57.94%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,229, 90.66%, see rank	90.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	539, 9.34%, see rank	9.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,500, 43.83%, see rank	42.03%	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

	Wasco County	Oregon	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,310, 100%	1,715,236	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,425, 72.02%, see rank	71.39%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,276, 12.38%, see rank	10.43%	9.59%
Public Transportation	175, 1.70%, see rank	4.32%	5.06%
Walked	485, 4.70%, see rank	4.08%	2.78%
Other Means	140, 1.36%, see rank	3.43%	1.79%
Worked at Home	809, 7.85%, see rank	6.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wasco County	16.0 minutes
Oregon	22.4 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

	Wasco County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,517	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	5,288, 50.28%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,326, 25.08%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	857, 16.21%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	712, 13.46%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	689, 13.03%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	421, 7.96%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	864, 16.34%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	5,229, 49.72%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,452, 27.77%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,637, 31.31%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,651, 31.57%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	94, 1.80%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.23%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	383, 7.32%, see rank	5.35%	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

	Wasco County	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,517, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,092, 10.38%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	585, 5.56%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	697, 6.63%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	243, 2.31%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,413, 13.44%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	510, 4.85%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	200, 1.90%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	368, 3.50%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	753, 7.16%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,558, 24.32%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,065, 10.13%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	418, 3.97%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	615, 5.85%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wasco County	%	Oregon	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,196	16.87%, see rank	16.71%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	645	9.96%, see rank	11.51%	11.47%

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