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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Gales Ferry is $29,739, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Gales Ferry median household income is $73,897. On average Gales Ferry residents spend 16.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.0 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, #103

Gales Ferry, CT	29,739 USD
Connecticut	38,480 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Gales Ferry, CT	39,848 USD
Connecticut	38,133 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

Gales Ferry, CT	61,833 USD
Connecticut	45,498 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

Gales Ferry, CT	38,262 USD
Connecticut	31,554 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #62

Gales Ferry, CT	73,897 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Gales Ferry, CT	75,007 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Gales Ferry, CT		-29.99%
Connecticut		29.60%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Gales Ferry, CT median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Connecticut and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Gales Ferry, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	36.81%	$5,807, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.35%	$14,536, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.35%	$6,013, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.97%	$30,955, see rank	17.87%	$27,035	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

Gales Ferry, CT	85,455 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Gales Ferry, CT	91,853 USD
Connecticut	119,176 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

	Gales Ferry, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$75,833, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Gales Ferry, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$78,063, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$74,485, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$37,083, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Gales Ferry, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	662, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	268, 40.48%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	183, 68.28%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	20, 7.46%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	163, 60.82%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	163, 100.00%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	85, 31.72%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	394, 59.52%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	274, 69.54%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10, 2.54%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	264, 67.01%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	236, 89.39%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 10.61%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	120, 30.46%, see rank	37.03%	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

	Gales Ferry, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	429, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	332, 77.39%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	38, 8.86%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	20, 4.66%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	39, 9.09%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Gales Ferry, CT	16.8 minutes
Connecticut	25.0 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

	Gales Ferry, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	399	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	163, 40.85%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	72, 44.17%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	33, 20.25%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36, 22.09%, see rank	17.81%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.33%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22, 13.50%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	236, 59.15%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	138, 58.47%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	34, 14.41%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41, 17.37%, see rank	30.03%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23, 9.75%, see rank	4.83%	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

	Gales Ferry, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	399, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	5, 1.25%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	39, 9.77%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	78, 19.55%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	92, 23.06%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18, 4.51%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 3.76%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	61, 15.29%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 4.51%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	54, 13.53%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 4.76%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Gales Ferry, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5	0.56%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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