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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Waterville is $21,870, which is lower than the state average of $27,332 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Waterville median household income is $31,995, which has grown by 19.31% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.05% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Waterville residents spend 15.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 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, #78

Waterville, ME	21,870 USD
Maine	27,332 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Waterville, ME	19,843 USD
Maine	27,957 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

Waterville, ME	18,984 USD
Maine	32,893 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

Waterville, ME	21,215 USD
Maine	24,153 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #109

Waterville, ME	31,995 USD
Maine	48,804 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Waterville, ME	50,878 USD
Maine	64,327 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #70

Waterville, ME	19.31%
Maine	31.05%
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

	Waterville, ME		Maine		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.70%	$8,648, see rank	24.75%	$13,950	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.59%	$16,308, see rank	34.25%	$16,660	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.53%	$3,622, see rank	4.65%	$2,991	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.31%	$28,127, see rank	19.24%	$21,273	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

Waterville, ME	53,156 USD
Maine	61,824 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Waterville, ME	72,412 USD
Maine	76,851 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

	Waterville, ME	Maine	U.S.
White	$32,163, see rank	$49,258	$56,900
Black	$4,400, see rank	$24,370	$35,600
Hispanic	$9,866, see rank	$39,421	$42,396
Asian	$50,278, see rank	$53,495	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$14,253, see rank	$28,835	$37,170
Two or More Races	$33,043, see rank	$37,367	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Waterville, ME	Maine	U.S.
less than 25	$15,313, see rank	$27,557	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,558, see rank	$54,154	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,632, see rank	$58,420	$65,027
65 or over	$25,275, see rank	$34,067	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Waterville, ME	Maine	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,366, see rank	1,095,219	248,775,628
Male¹	6,347, 47.49%, see rank	48.37%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,663, 57.71%, see rank	67.76%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	32, 0.50%, see rank	0.30%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,631, 57.21%, see rank	67.46%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,035, 83.59%, see rank	91.65%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	596, 16.41%, see rank	8.35%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,684, 42.29%, see rank	32.24%	30.72%
Female¹	7,019, 52.51%, see rank	51.63%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,893, 55.46%, see rank	60.33%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.03%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,893, 55.46%, see rank	60.30%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,257, 83.66%, see rank	93.52%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	636, 16.34%, see rank	6.48%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,126, 44.54%, see rank	39.67%	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

	Waterville, ME	Maine	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	6,133, 100%	632,757	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,189, 68.30%, see rank	78.11%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	624, 10.17%, see rank	10.29%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	5.06%
Walked	745, 12.15%, see rank	3.92%	2.78%
Other Means	239, 3.90%, see rank	1.68%	1.79%
Worked at Home	336, 5.48%, see rank	5.35%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Waterville, ME	15.4 minutes
Maine	23.1 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

	Waterville, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,292	646,438	143,435,233
Male¹	3,035, 48.24%, see rank	50.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	872, 28.73%, see rank	30.12%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	319, 10.51%, see rank	14.28%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	808, 26.62%, see rank	16.88%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	85, 2.80%, see rank	2.74%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	278, 9.16%, see rank	11.22%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	457, 15.06%, see rank	18.17%	17.94%
Female¹	3,257, 51.76%, see rank	49.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,471, 45.16%, see rank	40.68%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	642, 19.71%, see rank	22.47%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	987, 30.30%, see rank	31.28%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 0.74%, see rank	0.36%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	133, 4.08%, see rank	4.57%	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

	Waterville, ME	Maine	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,292, 100%	646,438	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	23, 0.37%, see rank	2.51%	1.96%
Construction	346, 5.50%, see rank	6.86%	6.17%
Manufacturing	396, 6.29%, see rank	9.25%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	176, 2.80%, see rank	2.37%	2.75%
Retail Trade	894, 14.21%, see rank	13.47%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	277, 4.40%, see rank	3.78%	4.93%
Information	41, 0.65%, see rank	1.79%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	280, 4.45%, see rank	6.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	410, 6.52%, see rank	8.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,198, 34.93%, see rank	27.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	791, 12.57%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	150, 2.38%, see rank	4.41%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	310, 4.93%, see rank	4.40%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Waterville, ME	%	Maine	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,161	22.79%, see rank	13.91%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	511	15.63%, see rank	9.39%	11.47%

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