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Elgin, ND Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elgin is $27,378, which is lower than the state average of $30,894 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Elgin median household income is $35,398, which has grown by 58.09% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 60.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elgin residents spend 17.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 16.3 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, #191

Elgin, ND	27,378 USD
North Dakota	30,894 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elgin, ND	26,429 USD
North Dakota	31,198 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

Elgin, ND	40,833 USD
North Dakota	39,027 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

Elgin, ND	19,167 USD
North Dakota	24,504 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #311

Elgin, ND	35,398 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elgin, ND	50,265 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #188

Elgin, ND	58.09%
North Dakota	60.61%
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

	Elgin, ND		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	26.05%	$10,099, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.34%	$12,391, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.32%	$0, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.50%	$10,898, see rank	11.87%	$19,829	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

Elgin, ND	63,500 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elgin, ND	73,659 USD
North Dakota	90,140 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

	Elgin, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$35,682, see rank	$57,619	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Elgin, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$35,446, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$77,500, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$50,000, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$18,750, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Elgin, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	521, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	236, 45.30%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	169, 71.61%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	5, 2.12%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	164, 69.49%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	162, 98.78%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2, 1.22%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	67, 28.39%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	285, 54.70%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	136, 47.72%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	136, 47.72%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	129, 94.85%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 5.15%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	149, 52.28%, see rank	34.34%	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

	Elgin, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	290, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	201, 69.31%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	44, 15.17%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	36, 12.41%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	9, 3.10%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elgin, ND	17.4 minutes
North Dakota	16.3 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

	Elgin, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	291	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	162, 55.67%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	42, 25.93%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13, 8.02%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20, 12.35%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 1.23%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15, 9.26%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29, 17.90%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	129, 44.33%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	42, 32.56%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32, 24.81%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	51, 39.53%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 3.10%, see rank	4.20%	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

	Elgin, ND	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	291, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35, 12.03%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	14, 4.81%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	26, 8.93%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	48, 16.49%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	25, 8.59%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16, 5.50%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10, 3.44%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	73, 25.09%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	17, 5.84%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 2.75%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 6.53%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Elgin, ND	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	121	21.65%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	15	10.71%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

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