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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pelican Rapids is $17,833, which is much lower than the state average of $31,642 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Pelican Rapids median household income is $34,489, which has grown by 26.65% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 29.12% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pelican Rapids residents spend 11.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 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, #813

Pelican Rapids, MN	17,833 USD
Minnesota	31,642 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pelican Rapids, MN	25,260 USD
Minnesota	33,277 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

Pelican Rapids, MN	30,729 USD
Minnesota	39,915 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

Pelican Rapids, MN	21,788 USD
Minnesota	27,655 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #745

Pelican Rapids, MN	34,489 USD
Minnesota	60,828 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pelican Rapids, MN	44,572 USD
Minnesota	79,106 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #490

Pelican Rapids, MN	26.65%
Minnesota	29.12%
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

	Pelican Rapids, MN		Minnesota		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.20%	$8,663, see rank	24.72%	$14,072	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.73%	$16,152, see rank	27.28%	$18,243	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.84%	$4,627, see rank	3.57%	$3,194	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.45%	$12,451, see rank	15.83%	$22,401	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

Pelican Rapids, MN	40,000 USD
Minnesota	76,190 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pelican Rapids, MN	47,459 USD
Minnesota	94,560 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

	Pelican Rapids, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
White	$37,500, see rank	$63,127	$56,900
Black	$15,000, see rank	$29,873	$35,600
Hispanic	$46,563, see rank	$41,674	$42,396
One Race, Other	$51,806, see rank	$39,673	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pelican Rapids, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
less than 25	$14,712, see rank	$28,656	$25,788
25 to 44	$24,271, see rank	$68,028	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,577, see rank	$74,820	$65,027
65 or over	$24,779, see rank	$38,446	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pelican Rapids, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,730, see rank	4,247,699	248,775,628
Male¹	762, 44.05%, see rank	49.29%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	507, 66.54%, see rank	73.95%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	507, 66.54%, see rank	73.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	462, 91.12%, see rank	92.86%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	45, 8.88%, see rank	7.14%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	255, 33.46%, see rank	26.05%	30.72%
Female¹	968, 55.95%, see rank	50.71%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	540, 55.79%, see rank	66.28%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	540, 55.79%, see rank	66.27%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	527, 97.59%, see rank	94.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 2.41%, see rank	5.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	428, 44.21%, see rank	33.72%	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

	Pelican Rapids, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	989, 100%	2,733,199	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	615, 62.18%, see rank	78.05%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	146, 14.76%, see rank	8.82%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.61%, see rank	3.48%	5.06%
Walked	179, 18.10%, see rank	2.83%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.51%, see rank	1.64%	1.79%
Worked at Home	38, 3.84%, see rank	5.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pelican Rapids, MN	11.4 minutes
Minnesota	22.8 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

	Pelican Rapids, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	989	2,781,933	143,435,233
Male¹	462, 46.71%, see rank	51.62%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	88, 19.05%, see rank	35.90%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35, 7.58%, see rank	12.78%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	54, 11.69%, see rank	17.50%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 1.08%, see rank	1.19%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	72, 15.58%, see rank	7.93%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	172, 37.23%, see rank	19.25%	17.94%
Female¹	527, 53.29%, see rank	48.38%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	121, 22.96%, see rank	42.66%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	101, 19.17%, see rank	20.74%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	125, 23.72%, see rank	29.78%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	180, 34.16%, see rank	6.04%	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

	Pelican Rapids, MN	Minnesota	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	989, 100%	2,781,933	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 0.51%, see rank	2.38%	1.96%
Construction	89, 9.00%, see rank	5.40%	6.17%
Manufacturing	347, 35.09%, see rank	13.56%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.89%	2.75%
Retail Trade	143, 14.46%, see rank	11.38%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	42, 4.25%, see rank	4.55%	4.93%
Information	23, 2.33%, see rank	1.88%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	42, 4.25%, see rank	7.14%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41, 4.15%, see rank	9.70%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	135, 13.65%, see rank	24.82%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	45, 4.55%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	29, 2.93%, see rank	3.46%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	48, 4.85%, see rank	4.53%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pelican Rapids, MN	%	Minnesota	U.S.
Population in Poverty	709	31.32%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	165	26.44%, see rank	7.51%	11.47%

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