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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Weld County is $25,959, which is lower than the state average of $31,674 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Weld County median household income is $58,100, which has grown by 37.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.94% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Weld County residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.4 minutes and is about the same as 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, #31

Weld County	25,959 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

Weld County	31,175 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

Weld County	37,423 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

Weld County	24,962 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, #21

Weld County	58,100 USD
Colorado	59,448 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Weld County	72,491 USD
Colorado	79,990 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #17

Weld County	37.28%
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

	Weld County		Colorado		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.30%	$13,672, see rank	23.86%	$18,766	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.44%	$16,628, see rank	23.61%	$17,294	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.84%	$3,991, see rank	2.21%	$3,678	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.54%	$22,779, 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

Weld County	68,172 USD
Colorado	73,817 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Weld County	81,270 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

	Weld County	Colorado	U.S.
White	$60,158, see rank	$61,794	$56,900
Black	$36,023, see rank	$41,980	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,416, see rank	$41,982	$42,396
Asian	$82,105, see rank	$64,854	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,000, see rank	$40,268	$37,170
One Race, Other	$41,662, see rank	$38,258	$40,300
Two or More Races	$47,396, see rank	$47,342	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Weld County	Colorado	U.S.
less than 25	$28,944, see rank	$27,717	$25,788
25 to 44	$63,412, see rank	$63,453	$58,398
45 to 64	$68,286, see rank	$72,479	$65,027
65 or over	$40,547, see rank	$42,655	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Weld County	Colorado	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	200,117, see rank	4,094,922	248,775,628
Male¹	99,890, 49.92%, see rank	49.91%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	74,519, 74.60%, see rank	74.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	187, 0.19%, see rank	1.35%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	74,332, 74.41%, see rank	72.93%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	68,705, 92.43%, see rank	91.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,627, 7.57%, see rank	8.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	25,371, 25.40%, see rank	25.72%	30.72%
Female¹	100,227, 50.08%, see rank	50.09%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	61,624, 61.48%, see rank	63.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	5, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	61,619, 61.48%, see rank	62.87%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	57,033, 92.56%, see rank	92.44%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,586, 7.44%, see rank	7.56%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	38,603, 38.52%, 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

	Weld County	Colorado	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	123,784, 100%	2,544,021	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	97,731, 78.95%, see rank	74.97%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	13,994, 11.31%, see rank	9.83%	9.59%
Public Transportation	765, 0.62%, see rank	3.24%	5.06%
Walked	2,766, 2.23%, see rank	3.00%	2.78%
Other Means	2,273, 1.84%, see rank	2.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6,255, 5.05%, see rank	6.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Weld County	26.0 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

	Weld County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	125,738	2,560,703	143,435,233
Male¹	68,705, 54.64%, see rank	53.45%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,780, 28.79%, see rank	37.74%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9,162, 13.34%, see rank	14.51%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,704, 15.58%, see rank	17.76%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,308, 1.90%, see rank	0.80%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,354, 13.61%, see rank	10.51%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,620, 19.82%, see rank	13.18%	17.94%
Female¹	57,033, 45.36%, see rank	46.55%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,206, 37.18%, see rank	42.77%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	12,250, 21.48%, see rank	20.83%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19,292, 33.83%, see rank	31.32%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	280, 0.49%, see rank	0.24%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	214, 0.38%, see rank	0.37%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,526, 6.18%, 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

	Weld County	Colorado	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	125,738, 100%	2,560,703	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7,073, 5.63%, see rank	2.53%	1.96%
Construction	9,953, 7.92%, see rank	7.37%	6.17%
Manufacturing	13,228, 10.52%, see rank	7.06%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,741, 2.98%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	16,114, 12.82%, see rank	11.17%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	6,524, 5.19%, see rank	4.53%	4.93%
Information	2,162, 1.72%, see rank	3.01%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6,893, 5.48%, see rank	6.98%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	13,551, 10.78%, see rank	13.35%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	25,671, 20.42%, see rank	20.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10,397, 8.27%, see rank	10.85%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,887, 3.89%, see rank	5.04%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,544, 4.41%, see rank	5.12%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Weld County	%	Colorado	U.S.
Population in Poverty	34,898	13.52%, see rank	13.07%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6,162	9.28%, see rank	8.84%	11.47%

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