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Elk Grove, CA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elk Grove is $29,695, which is about the same as the state average of $29,906 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Elk Grove median household income is $79,051, which has grown by 30.32% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 29.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elk Grove residents spend 30.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.8 minutes and is higher 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, #567

Elk Grove, CA	29,695 USD
California	29,906 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elk Grove, CA	41,979 USD
California	31,345 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

Elk Grove, CA	47,301 USD
California	35,724 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

Elk Grove, CA	36,587 USD
California	26,620 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #308

Elk Grove, CA	79,051 USD
California	61,489 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elk Grove, CA	94,312 USD
California	86,704 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #434

Elk Grove, CA	30.32%
California	29.47%
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

	Elk Grove, CA		California		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.21%	$9,798, see rank	21.38%	$23,815	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	22.72%	$17,536, see rank	25.84%	$17,188	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.24%	$6,381, see rank	3.99%	$5,281	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.25%	$32,244, see rank	15.58%	$28,884	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

Elk Grove, CA	84,732 USD
California	70,187 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elk Grove, CA	100,427 USD
California	96,357 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

	Elk Grove, CA	California	U.S.
White	$81,451, see rank	$64,405	$56,900
Black	$74,895, see rank	$43,476	$35,600
Hispanic	$70,162, see rank	$47,206	$42,396
Asian	$81,369, see rank	$77,932	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$60,156, see rank	$45,319	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$62,000, see rank	$60,087	$53,370
One Race, Other	$69,592, see rank	$44,969	$40,300
Two or More Races	$70,174, see rank	$58,769	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Elk Grove, CA	California	U.S.
less than 25	$39,405, see rank	$29,452	$25,788
25 to 44	$80,997, see rank	$64,546	$58,398
45 to 64	$91,910, see rank	$73,775	$65,027
65 or over	$49,634, see rank	$44,204	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Elk Grove, CA	California	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	118,529, see rank	29,934,838	248,775,628
Male¹	56,964, 48.06%, see rank	49.30%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	40,936, 71.86%, see rank	70.30%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	138, 0.24%, see rank	0.80%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	40,798, 71.62%, see rank	69.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	36,447, 89.34%, see rank	88.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,351, 10.66%, see rank	11.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	16,028, 28.14%, see rank	29.70%	30.72%
Female¹	61,565, 51.94%, see rank	50.70%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	38,507, 62.55%, see rank	57.55%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	16, 0.03%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	38,491, 62.52%, see rank	57.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	34,454, 89.51%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,037, 10.49%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	23,058, 37.45%, see rank	42.45%	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

	Elk Grove, CA	California	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	69,208, 100%	16,529,777	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	52,383, 75.69%, see rank	73.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	10,179, 14.71%, see rank	11.10%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,686, 2.44%, see rank	5.20%	5.06%
Walked	390, 0.56%, see rank	2.73%	2.78%
Other Means	725, 1.05%, see rank	2.45%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,845, 5.56%, see rank	5.27%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elk Grove, CA	30.4 minutes
California	27.8 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

	Elk Grove, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	70,901	16,890,442	143,435,233
Male¹	36,447, 51.41%, see rank	53.99%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14,649, 40.19%, see rank	34.69%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,568, 18.02%, see rank	16.06%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,132, 19.57%, see rank	17.86%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	70, 0.19%, see rank	2.25%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,003, 5.50%, see rank	8.46%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,358, 11.96%, see rank	15.60%	17.94%
Female¹	34,454, 48.59%, see rank	46.01%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,573, 48.10%, see rank	39.83%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	6,376, 18.51%, see rank	21.80%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,475, 30.40%, see rank	31.47%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	48, 0.14%, see rank	0.95%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 0.13%, see rank	0.23%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	759, 2.20%, see rank	5.48%	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

	Elk Grove, CA	California	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	70,901, 100%	16,890,442	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	462, 0.65%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	2,794, 3.94%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,521, 4.97%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,661, 2.34%, see rank	3.13%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,872, 11.10%, see rank	11.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,567, 5.03%, see rank	4.62%	4.93%
Information	1,846, 2.60%, see rank	2.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5,206, 7.34%, see rank	6.31%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,256, 10.23%, see rank	12.71%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	17,573, 24.79%, see rank	21.01%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	5,153, 7.27%, see rank	10.05%	9.49%
Public Administration	10,482, 14.78%, see rank	4.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,508, 4.95%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Elk Grove, CA	%	California	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,183	10.27%, see rank	16.38%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,134	8.04%, see rank	12.28%	11.47%

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