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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lake County is $16,275, which is much lower than the state average of $26,143 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lake County median household income is $28,872, which has grown by 8.45% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 9.90% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lake County residents spend 24.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.9 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, #83

Lake County	16,275 USD
Michigan	26,143 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lake County	19,698 USD
Michigan	27,763 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

Lake County	21,488 USD
Michigan	34,444 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

Lake County	15,981 USD
Michigan	22,340 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #83

Lake County	28,872 USD
Michigan	49,087 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lake County	37,299 USD
Michigan	65,790 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #73

Lake County	8.45%
Michigan	9.90%
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

	Lake County		Michigan		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.77%	$8,315, see rank	21.26%	$11,860	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	52.69%	$17,952, see rank	33.02%	$18,606	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.69%	$2,266, see rank	3.69%	$3,227	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.11%	$18,288, see rank	22.77%	$21,940	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

Lake County	37,272 USD
Michigan	61,684 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lake County	45,162 USD
Michigan	78,408 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

	Lake County	Michigan	U.S.
White	$31,233, see rank	$52,395	$56,900
Black	$12,440, see rank	$29,628	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,250, see rank	$38,757	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$10,750, see rank	$37,217	$37,170
Two or More Races	$27,727, see rank	$36,180	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lake County	Michigan	U.S.
less than 25	$12,109, see rank	$21,580	$25,788
25 to 44	$26,484, see rank	$53,327	$58,398
45 to 64	$29,096, see rank	$59,969	$65,027
65 or over	$30,107, see rank	$36,782	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lake County	Michigan	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,715, see rank	7,893,971	248,775,628
Male¹	5,002, 51.49%, see rank	48.56%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,941, 38.80%, see rank	65.69%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.02%, see rank	0.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,940, 38.78%, see rank	65.61%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,557, 80.26%, see rank	87.67%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	383, 19.74%, see rank	12.33%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,061, 61.20%, see rank	34.31%	30.72%
Female¹	4,713, 48.51%, see rank	51.44%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,768, 37.51%, see rank	57.48%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.02%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,768, 37.51%, see rank	57.47%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,616, 91.40%, see rank	89.51%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	152, 8.60%, see rank	10.49%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,945, 62.49%, see rank	42.52%	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

	Lake County	Michigan	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,085, 100%	4,199,791	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,498, 80.97%, see rank	82.68%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	343, 11.12%, see rank	8.85%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.10%, see rank	1.41%	5.06%
Walked	85, 2.76%, see rank	2.17%	2.78%
Other Means	61, 1.98%, see rank	1.24%	1.79%
Worked at Home	95, 3.08%, see rank	3.64%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lake County	24.1 minutes
Michigan	23.9 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

	Lake County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,173	4,293,574	143,435,233
Male¹	1,557, 49.07%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	268, 17.21%, see rank	32.41%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	304, 19.52%, see rank	14.22%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	249, 15.99%, see rank	16.58%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 2.44%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	149, 9.57%, see rank	7.30%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	436, 28.00%, see rank	22.48%	17.94%
Female¹	1,616, 50.93%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	346, 21.41%, see rank	37.15%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	513, 31.75%, see rank	22.79%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	518, 32.05%, see rank	31.96%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.19%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 0.80%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	221, 13.68%, see rank	7.30%	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

	Lake County	Michigan	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,173, 100%	4,293,574	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	86, 2.71%, see rank	1.32%	1.96%
Construction	203, 6.40%, see rank	4.76%	6.17%
Manufacturing	500, 15.76%, see rank	17.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	33, 1.04%, see rank	2.46%	2.75%
Retail Trade	544, 17.14%, see rank	11.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	159, 5.01%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	28, 0.88%, see rank	1.60%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	144, 4.54%, see rank	5.51%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	141, 4.44%, see rank	9.28%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	595, 18.75%, see rank	24.13%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	344, 10.84%, see rank	9.47%	9.49%
Public Administration	234, 7.37%, see rank	3.73%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	162, 5.11%, see rank	4.81%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lake County	%	Michigan	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,359	30.45%, see rank	16.90%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	554	21.38%, see rank	12.08%	11.47%

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