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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pierce County is $24,729, which is lower than the state average of $30,894 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Pierce County median household income is $43,125, which has grown by 62.59% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 60.61% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pierce County residents spend 12.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #50

Pierce County	24,729 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

Pierce County	25,924 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

Pierce County	33,981 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

Pierce County	20,913 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, #47

Pierce County	43,125 USD
North Dakota	55,579 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pierce County	54,622 USD
North Dakota	73,272 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #33

Pierce County	62.59%
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

	Pierce County		North Dakota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.03%	$7,373, see rank	26.32%	$18,250	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.20%	$14,402, see rank	26.44%	$16,587	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.85%	$453, see rank	1.81%	$3,634	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.50%	$18,464, 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

Pierce County	64,943 USD
North Dakota	72,770 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pierce County	70,990 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

	Pierce County	North Dakota	U.S.
White	$44,211, see rank	$57,619	$56,900
Hispanic	$14,138, see rank	$42,932	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$13,966, see rank	$29,857	$37,170

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pierce County	North Dakota	U.S.
less than 25	$20,278, see rank	$30,154	$25,788
25 to 44	$68,661, see rank	$65,189	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,741, see rank	$71,105	$65,027
65 or over	$22,380, see rank	$35,087	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pierce County	North Dakota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,637, see rank	563,755	248,775,628
Male¹	1,822, 50.10%, see rank	50.86%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,174, 64.43%, see rank	75.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,174, 64.43%, see rank	73.57%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,144, 97.44%, see rank	96.60%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 2.56%, see rank	3.40%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	648, 35.57%, see rank	24.89%	30.72%
Female¹	1,815, 49.90%, see rank	49.14%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,001, 55.15%, see rank	65.66%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,001, 55.15%, see rank	65.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	998, 99.70%, see rank	97.22%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3, 0.30%, see rank	2.78%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	814, 44.85%, 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

	Pierce County	North Dakota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,123, 100%	377,678	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,597, 75.22%, see rank	79.89%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	170, 8.01%, see rank	9.24%	9.59%
Public Transportation	45, 2.12%, see rank	0.55%	5.06%
Walked	146, 6.88%, see rank	3.87%	2.78%
Other Means	17, 0.80%, see rank	1.32%	1.79%
Worked at Home	148, 6.97%, see rank	5.14%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pierce County	12.1 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

	Pierce County	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,142	379,972	143,435,233
Male¹	1,144, 53.41%, see rank	53.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	296, 25.87%, see rank	31.93%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	91, 7.95%, see rank	10.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	159, 13.90%, see rank	14.92%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	74, 6.47%, see rank	2.77%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	137, 11.98%, see rank	12.45%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	218, 19.06%, see rank	19.47%	17.94%
Female¹	998, 46.59%, see rank	46.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	434, 43.49%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	266, 26.65%, see rank	24.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	264, 26.45%, see rank	31.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 1.10%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1, 0.10%, see rank	0.45%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 2.20%, 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

	Pierce County	North Dakota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,142, 100%	379,972	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	306, 14.29%, see rank	9.10%	1.96%
Construction	133, 6.21%, see rank	7.42%	6.17%
Manufacturing	91, 4.25%, see rank	6.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	73, 3.41%, see rank	3.31%	2.75%
Retail Trade	274, 12.79%, see rank	11.74%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	162, 7.56%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	32, 1.49%, see rank	1.56%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	116, 5.42%, see rank	5.77%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	93, 4.34%, see rank	6.56%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	505, 23.58%, see rank	24.83%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	136, 6.35%, see rank	7.99%	9.49%
Public Administration	67, 3.13%, see rank	5.01%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	154, 7.19%, see rank	4.41%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pierce County	%	North Dakota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	489	11.62%, see rank	11.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	80	6.64%, see rank	7.32%	11.47%

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