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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of New Kent County is $33,839, which is about the same as the state average of $33,958 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. New Kent County median household income is $73,030, which has grown by 36.26% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.81% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average New Kent County residents spend 32.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 28.0 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, #19

New Kent County	33,839 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

New Kent County	37,893 USD
Virginia	34,987 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

New Kent County	41,532 USD
Virginia	41,629 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

New Kent County	34,042 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #20

New Kent County	73,030 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

New Kent County	88,799 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #51

New Kent County	36.26%
Virginia	38.81%
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

	New Kent County		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	24.08%	$12,678, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.97%	$19,685, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.76%	$2,965, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.43%	$22,397, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	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

New Kent County	86,197 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

New Kent County	99,109 USD
Virginia	102,254 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

	New Kent County	Virginia	U.S.
White	$73,820, see rank	$69,851	$56,900
Black	$63,798, see rank	$44,288	$35,600
American Indian, Alaska Native	$121,250, see rank	$54,801	$37,170
Two or More Races	$75,250, see rank	$65,164	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	New Kent County	Virginia	U.S.
less than 25	$105,946, see rank	$30,558	$25,788
25 to 44	$76,769, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$87,091, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$46,637, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	New Kent County	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	15,546, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	7,925, 50.98%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,643, 71.21%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	27, 0.34%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,616, 70.86%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,257, 93.61%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	359, 6.39%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,282, 28.79%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	7,621, 49.02%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,050, 66.26%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,050, 66.26%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,624, 91.56%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	426, 8.44%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,571, 33.74%, see rank	38.61%	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

	New Kent County	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,787, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,957, 81.30%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,064, 10.87%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	35, 0.36%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	28, 0.29%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	103, 1.05%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	600, 6.13%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

New Kent County	32.2 minutes
Virginia	28.0 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

	New Kent County	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,881	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	5,257, 53.20%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,569, 29.85%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	739, 14.06%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	820, 15.60%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	844, 16.05%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	750, 14.27%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	4,624, 46.80%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,007, 43.40%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	659, 14.25%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,808, 39.10%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	37, 0.80%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	113, 2.44%, see rank	4.52%	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

	New Kent County	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,881, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	121, 1.22%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	1,335, 13.51%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	897, 9.08%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	249, 2.52%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,251, 12.66%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	429, 4.34%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	225, 2.28%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	637, 6.45%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,087, 11.00%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,851, 18.73%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	722, 7.31%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	612, 6.19%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	465, 4.71%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	New Kent County	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,009	5.42%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	190	3.46%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

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