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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Greer County is $19,837, which is lower than the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Greer County median household income is $41,020, which has grown by 59.04% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.43% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Greer County residents spend 20.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 20.8 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, #61

Greer County	19,837 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Greer County	24,459 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 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

Greer County	27,387 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 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

Greer County	20,120 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #46

Greer County	41,020 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Greer County	52,872 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #14

Greer County	59.04%
Oklahoma	38.43%
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

	Greer County		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	22.16%	$10,450, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.21%	$15,096, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.30%	$1,751, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.01%	$14,397, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	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

Greer County	50,711 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Greer County	67,570 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 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

	Greer County	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$42,264, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$2,499, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$39,432, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$11,750, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
One Race, Other	$40,227, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,571, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Greer County	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$47,750, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$44,349, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,571, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$28,750, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Greer County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,111, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	3,004, 58.78%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,333, 44.37%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,333, 44.37%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,286, 96.47%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	47, 3.53%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,671, 55.63%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	2,107, 41.22%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,066, 50.59%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,066, 50.59%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,028, 96.44%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 3.56%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,041, 49.41%, see rank	43.92%	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

	Greer County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,278, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,884, 82.70%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	205, 9.00%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	52, 2.28%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	21, 0.92%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	116, 5.09%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Greer County	20.7 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 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

	Greer County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,314	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	1,286, 55.57%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	338, 26.28%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	188, 14.62%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	174, 13.53%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 1.79%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	113, 8.79%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	285, 22.16%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	1,028, 44.43%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	381, 37.06%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	357, 34.73%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	220, 21.40%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.39%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	66, 6.42%, see rank	4.96%	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

	Greer County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,314, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	331, 14.30%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	135, 5.83%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	134, 5.79%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	173, 7.48%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	135, 5.83%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	22, 0.95%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	97, 4.19%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	121, 5.23%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	536, 23.16%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	231, 9.98%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	252, 10.89%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	147, 6.35%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Greer County	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	716	14.19%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	111	8.03%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

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