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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Altus is $20,173, which is lower than the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Altus median household income is $39,780, which has grown by 31.65% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.43% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Altus residents spend 12.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than 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, #276

Altus, OK	20,173 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

Altus, OK	23,782 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

Altus, OK	30,216 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

Altus, OK	17,806 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, #286

Altus, OK	39,780 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Altus, OK	50,560 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #417

Altus, OK	31.65%
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

	Altus, OK		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.93%	$5,760, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.89%	$15,710, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.71%	$1,315, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.79%	$21,149, 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

Altus, OK	47,653 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Altus, OK	56,612 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

	Altus, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$43,404, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$30,583, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,795, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
Asian	$80,966, see rank	$52,833	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$37,311, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,340, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,667, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Altus, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$24,387, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$42,636, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,255, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$29,306, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Altus, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,924, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	7,298, 48.90%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,251, 71.95%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	892, 12.22%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,359, 59.73%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,050, 92.91%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	309, 7.09%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,047, 28.05%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	7,626, 51.10%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,575, 59.99%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	169, 2.22%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,406, 57.78%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,952, 89.70%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	454, 10.30%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,051, 40.01%, 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

	Altus, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,857, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,239, 81.73%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	932, 10.52%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	11, 0.12%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	291, 3.29%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	167, 1.89%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	217, 2.45%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Altus, OK	12.2 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

	Altus, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,002	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	4,050, 50.61%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	733, 18.10%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	802, 19.80%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	520, 12.84%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	159, 3.93%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	394, 9.73%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	926, 22.86%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	3,952, 49.39%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,247, 31.55%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,256, 31.78%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,206, 30.52%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.20%, 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	180, 4.55%, 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

	Altus, OK	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,002, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	365, 4.56%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	339, 4.24%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	657, 8.21%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	135, 1.69%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	971, 12.13%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	275, 3.44%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	108, 1.35%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	320, 4.00%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	466, 5.82%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,984, 24.79%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,003, 12.53%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,142, 14.27%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	237, 2.96%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Altus, OK	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,106	16.58%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	583	11.70%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

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