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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson County is $36,427, which is higher than the state average of $31,674 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Jefferson County median household income is $69,698, which has grown by 21.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.94% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jefferson County residents spend 26.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is higher 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, #9

Jefferson County	36,427 USD
Colorado	31,674 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	38,108 USD
Colorado	32,301 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	44,454 USD
Colorado	38,288 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	32,315 USD
Colorado	26,797 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #6

Jefferson County	69,698 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson County	88,241 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #46

Jefferson County	21.55%
Colorado	25.94%
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		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.54%	$16,214, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.93%	$18,158, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.60%	$4,462, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.04%	$29,990, see rank	15.98%	$27,700	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	85,881 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson County	105,048 USD
Colorado	94,432 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	Colorado	U.S.
White	$70,438, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$48,134, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$50,687, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$73,974, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$61,667, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$103,333, see rank	$55,405	$53,370
One Race, Other	$52,926, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$59,937, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson County	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$29,000, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$72,666, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$83,751, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$47,895, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	442,946, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	218,525, 49.33%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	162,583, 74.40%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	246, 0.11%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	162,337, 74.29%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	150,327, 92.60%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12,010, 7.40%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	55,942, 25.60%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	224,421, 50.67%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	145,975, 65.05%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	145,975, 65.05%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	136,471, 93.49%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,504, 6.51%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	78,446, 34.95%, see rank	36.93%	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

	Jefferson County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	282,350, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	221,374, 78.40%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	23,170, 8.21%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9,069, 3.21%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	4,234, 1.50%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	4,970, 1.76%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	19,533, 6.92%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson County	26.8 minutes
Colorado	24.4 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

	Jefferson County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	286,798	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	150,327, 52.42%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63,028, 41.93%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	18,798, 12.50%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28,548, 18.99%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	367, 0.24%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13,516, 8.99%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	17,791, 11.83%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	136,471, 47.58%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	62,386, 45.71%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	24,340, 17.84%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	43,955, 32.21%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	101, 0.07%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	410, 0.30%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,862, 3.56%, see rank	4.16%	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	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	286,798, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,410, 1.54%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	20,816, 7.26%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	21,959, 7.66%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9,204, 3.21%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	31,787, 11.08%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12,655, 4.41%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	8,969, 3.13%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	20,734, 7.23%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41,964, 14.63%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	56,180, 19.59%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	27,029, 9.42%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	16,601, 5.79%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14,490, 5.05%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	47,009	8.75%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	8,143	5.69%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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