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Central City, KY Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Central City is $16,056, which is lower than the state average of $23,741 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Central City median household income is $35,057, which has grown by 28.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 28.72% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Central City residents spend 14.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.5 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, #410

Central City, KY	16,056 USD
Kentucky	23,741 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Central City, KY	18,295 USD
Kentucky	26,888 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

Central City, KY	19,519 USD
Kentucky	32,091 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

Central City, KY	17,596 USD
Kentucky	22,404 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #280

Central City, KY	35,057 USD
Kentucky	43,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Central City, KY	44,087 USD
Kentucky	59,312 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #146

Central City, KY	28.08%
Kentucky	28.72%
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

	Central City, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.78%	$7,257, see rank	16.86%	$12,787	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.24%	$17,350, see rank	33.47%	$16,444	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.83%	$256, see rank	2.53%	$3,221	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.78%	$19,066, see rank	19.67%	$20,842	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

Central City, KY	42,254 USD
Kentucky	54,928 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Central City, KY	50,949 USD
Kentucky	70,337 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

	Central City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$37,917, see rank	$44,895	$56,900
Black	$14,909, see rank	$28,858	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Central City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
25 to 44	$37,301, see rank	$49,463	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,471, see rank	$51,642	$65,027
65 or over	$23,914, see rank	$31,622	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Central City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,937, see rank	3,476,701	248,775,628
Male¹	2,926, 59.27%, see rank	48.68%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,128, 38.55%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,128, 38.55%, see rank	63.90%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,023, 90.69%, see rank	90.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	105, 9.31%, see rank	9.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,798, 61.45%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	2,011, 40.73%, see rank	51.32%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	894, 44.46%, see rank	55.12%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.06%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	894, 44.46%, see rank	55.06%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	825, 92.28%, see rank	91.20%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	69, 7.72%, see rank	8.80%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,117, 55.54%, see rank	44.88%	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

	Central City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,829, 100%	1,845,143	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,533, 83.82%, see rank	82.48%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	123, 6.72%, see rank	9.92%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.08%	5.06%
Walked	40, 2.19%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	133, 7.27%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Central City, KY	14.4 minutes
Kentucky	22.5 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

	Central City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,848	1,870,879	143,435,233
Male¹	1,023, 55.36%, see rank	52.11%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	138, 13.49%, see rank	27.94%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	212, 20.72%, see rank	13.38%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12, 1.17%, see rank	16.34%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.20%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	145, 14.17%, see rank	9.98%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	423, 41.35%, see rank	24.48%	17.94%
Female¹	825, 44.64%, see rank	47.89%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	272, 32.97%, see rank	37.96%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	189, 22.91%, see rank	20.44%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	290, 35.15%, see rank	32.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	74, 8.97%, see rank	8.09%	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

	Central City, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,848, 100%	1,870,879	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	68, 3.68%, see rank	2.82%	1.96%
Construction	166, 8.98%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	242, 13.10%, see rank	13.73%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	51, 2.76%, see rank	2.63%	2.75%
Retail Trade	209, 11.31%, see rank	11.96%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	165, 8.93%, see rank	5.87%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.71%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	37, 2.00%, see rank	5.41%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	205, 11.09%, see rank	7.84%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	421, 22.78%, see rank	24.39%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	91, 4.92%, see rank	8.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	108, 5.84%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	85, 4.60%, see rank	4.72%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Central City, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,487	29.60%, see rank	18.92%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	330	23.98%, see rank	14.41%	11.47%

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