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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Piscataquis County is $22,796, which is lower than the state average of $27,332 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Piscataquis County median household income is $37,110, which has grown by 31.36% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 31.05% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Piscataquis County residents spend 23.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.1 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, #11

Piscataquis County	22,796 USD
Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Piscataquis County	24,773 USD
Maine	27,957 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

Piscataquis County	27,998 USD
Maine	32,893 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

Piscataquis County	21,069 USD
Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #16

Piscataquis County	37,110 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Piscataquis County	50,596 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #5

Piscataquis County	31.36%
Maine	31.05%
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

	Piscataquis County		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	23.28%	$19,866, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.24%	$16,487, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.06%	$2,637, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	23.28%	$17,198, see rank	19.24%	$21,273	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

Piscataquis County	46,737 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Piscataquis County	60,691 USD
Maine	76,851 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

	Piscataquis County	Maine	U.S.
White	$37,308, see rank	$49,258	$56,900
Hispanic	$36,319, see rank	$39,421	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$78,125, see rank	$28,835	$37,170
Two or More Races	$26,397, see rank	$37,367	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Piscataquis County	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$26,184, see rank	$27,557	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,359, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,763, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$28,660, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Piscataquis County	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,525, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	7,133, 49.11%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,043, 56.68%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,043, 56.68%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,588, 88.75%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	455, 11.25%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,090, 43.32%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	7,392, 50.89%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,713, 50.23%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,713, 50.23%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,366, 90.65%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	347, 9.35%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,679, 49.77%, see rank	39.67%	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

	Piscataquis County	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,713, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,435, 80.96%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	509, 7.58%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	20, 0.30%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	312, 4.65%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	54, 0.80%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	383, 5.71%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Piscataquis County	23.9 minutes
Maine	23.1 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

	Piscataquis County	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,954	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	3,588, 51.60%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	817, 22.77%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	585, 16.30%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	357, 9.95%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	94, 2.62%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	531, 14.80%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	898, 25.03%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	3,366, 48.40%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,235, 36.69%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	866, 25.73%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	891, 26.47%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.24%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 0.18%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	344, 10.22%, see rank	4.57%	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

	Piscataquis County	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,954, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	227, 3.26%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	568, 8.17%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,154, 16.59%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	118, 1.70%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	765, 11.00%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	362, 5.21%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	88, 1.27%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	197, 2.83%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	257, 3.70%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,096, 30.14%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	485, 6.97%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	316, 4.54%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	321, 4.62%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Piscataquis County	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,375	19.85%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	623	12.45%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

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