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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houston County is $26,719, which is lower than the state average of $31,642 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Houston County median household income is $53,359, which has grown by 31.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 29.12% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Houston County residents spend 20.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 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, #41

Houston County	26,719 USD
Minnesota	31,642 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houston County	30,159 USD
Minnesota	33,277 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

Houston County	35,537 USD
Minnesota	39,915 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

Houston County	25,080 USD
Minnesota	27,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #28

Houston County	53,359 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houston County	63,358 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #52

Houston County	31.17%
Minnesota	29.12%
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

	Houston County		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	30.63%	$12,186, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.13%	$17,641, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.59%	$2,297, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.80%	$20,385, see rank	15.83%	$22,401	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

Houston County	65,000 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houston County	74,111 USD
Minnesota	94,560 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

	Houston County	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$53,646, see rank	$63,127	$56,900
Hispanic	$43,482, see rank	$41,674	$42,396
One Race, Other	$50,875, see rank	$39,673	$40,300
Two or More Races	$40,500, see rank	$43,451	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Houston County	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$26,318, see rank	$28,656	$25,788
25 to 44	$64,111, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$64,520, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$35,386, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Houston County	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,254, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	7,576, 49.67%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,361, 70.76%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.04%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,358, 70.72%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,980, 92.95%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	378, 7.05%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,215, 29.24%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	7,678, 50.33%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,965, 64.67%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,965, 64.67%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,761, 95.89%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	204, 4.11%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,713, 35.33%, see rank	33.72%	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

	Houston County	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,609, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,674, 79.86%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	763, 7.94%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	95, 0.99%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	294, 3.06%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	177, 1.84%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	606, 6.31%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houston County	20.7 minutes
Minnesota	22.8 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

	Houston County	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,741	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	4,980, 51.12%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,380, 27.71%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	533, 10.70%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	632, 12.69%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	221, 4.44%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	750, 15.06%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,123, 22.55%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	4,761, 48.88%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,935, 40.64%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,168, 24.53%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,308, 27.47%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	21, 0.44%, see rank	0.28%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 0.29%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	291, 6.11%, see rank	6.04%	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

	Houston County	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,741, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	621, 6.38%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	886, 9.10%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,326, 13.61%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	287, 2.95%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,074, 11.03%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	294, 3.02%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	265, 2.72%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	329, 3.38%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	685, 7.03%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,758, 28.31%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	567, 5.82%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	277, 2.84%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	372, 3.82%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Houston County	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,096	11.28%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	429	8.04%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

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