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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Vail is $56,890, which is much higher than the state average of $31,674 and is much higher than the national average of $28,555. Vail median household income is $66,283, which has grown by 16.94% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.94% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Vail residents spend 15.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.4 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, #19

Vail, CO	56,890 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

Vail, CO	35,118 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

Vail, CO	36,881 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

Vail, CO	31,932 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, #105

Vail, CO	66,283 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Vail, CO	108,745 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #227

Vail, CO	16.94%
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

	Vail, CO		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	35.94%	$70,698, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	17.18%	$21,682, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.94%	$3,843, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	4.65%	$20,410, 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

Vail, CO	95,446 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Vail, CO	131,611 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

	Vail, CO	Colorado	U.S.
White	$67,824, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Asian	$50,139, see rank	$64,854	$73,244

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Vail, CO	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$22,414, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$62,708, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$73,000, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$73,583, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Vail, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,876, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	2,932, 60.13%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,385, 81.34%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,385, 81.34%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,310, 96.86%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	75, 3.14%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	547, 18.66%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	1,944, 39.87%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,573, 80.92%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,573, 80.92%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,396, 88.75%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	177, 11.25%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	371, 19.08%, 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

	Vail, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,647, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,951, 53.50%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	349, 9.57%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	676, 18.54%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	242, 6.64%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	97, 2.66%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	332, 9.10%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Vail, CO	15.4 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

	Vail, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,706	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	2,310, 62.33%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	744, 32.21%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	763, 33.03%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	378, 16.36%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	207, 8.96%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	124, 5.37%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	1,396, 37.67%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	708, 50.72%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	353, 25.29%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	304, 21.78%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	31, 2.22%, 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

	Vail, CO	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,706, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	59, 1.59%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	244, 6.58%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	101, 2.73%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12, 0.32%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	407, 10.98%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	22, 0.59%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	110, 2.97%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	300, 8.09%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	379, 10.23%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	549, 14.81%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,418, 38.26%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	17, 0.46%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	88, 2.37%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Vail, CO	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	433	8.32%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	10	1.13%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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