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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Taylor County is $23,742, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Taylor County median household income is $45,424, which has grown by 17.98% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 20.43% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Taylor County residents spend 20.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.4 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, #55

Taylor County	23,742 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Taylor County	28,527 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 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

Taylor County	32,367 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 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

Taylor County	23,023 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #49

Taylor County	45,424 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Taylor County	56,297 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #56

Taylor County	17.98%
Wisconsin	20.43%
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

	Taylor County		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.45%	$7,540, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.24%	$16,288, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.91%	$3,917, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.29%	$19,717, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	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

Taylor County	54,948 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Taylor County	67,324 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 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

	Taylor County	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$45,346, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Hispanic	$40,089, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$95,192, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
Two or More Races	$31,818, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Taylor County	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$24,904, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,589, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,947, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$26,955, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Taylor County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	16,281, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	8,297, 50.96%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,827, 70.23%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.02%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,825, 70.21%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,356, 91.95%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	469, 8.05%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,470, 29.77%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	7,984, 49.04%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,947, 61.96%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,947, 61.96%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,739, 95.80%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	208, 4.20%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,037, 38.04%, see rank	36.21%	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

	Taylor County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,950, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,611, 76.49%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	968, 9.73%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	45, 0.45%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	428, 4.30%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	201, 2.02%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	697, 7.01%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Taylor County	20.3 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 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

	Taylor County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,095	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	5,356, 53.06%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,390, 25.95%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	272, 5.08%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	564, 10.53%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	329, 6.14%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	515, 9.62%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,952, 36.45%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	4,739, 46.94%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,551, 32.73%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,004, 21.19%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,124, 23.72%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75, 1.58%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	27, 0.57%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	934, 19.71%, see rank	8.10%	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

	Taylor County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,095, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,039, 10.29%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	665, 6.59%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,656, 26.31%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	185, 1.83%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,039, 10.29%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	571, 5.66%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	74, 0.73%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	346, 3.43%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	379, 3.75%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,863, 18.45%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	564, 5.59%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	305, 3.02%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	409, 4.05%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Taylor County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,626	12.97%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	458	7.91%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

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