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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Higganum is $36,370, which is lower than the state average of $38,480 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Higganum median household income is $80,159, which has grown by 32.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 29.60% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Higganum residents spend 26.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.0 minutes and is about the same as 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, #70

Higganum, CT	36,370 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

Higganum, CT	44,016 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

Higganum, CT	52,266 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

Higganum, CT	40,000 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, #48

Higganum, CT	80,159 USD
Connecticut	69,899 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Higganum, CT	91,218 USD
Connecticut	99,110 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #45

Higganum, CT	32.70%
Connecticut	29.60%
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

	Higganum, CT		Connecticut		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	35.27%	$8,261, see rank	27.60%	$21,492	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.58%	$19,581, see rank	29.33%	$18,828	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.15%	$0, see rank	3.25%	$4,465	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.96%	$21,684, 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

Higganum, CT	82,409 USD
Connecticut	88,217 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Higganum, CT	100,382 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

	Higganum, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
White	$80,159, see rank	$75,804	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Higganum, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
25 to 44	$76,389, see rank	$73,361	$58,398
45 to 64	$96,250, see rank	$87,842	$65,027
65 or over	$52,159, see rank	$44,298	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Higganum, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,345, see rank	2,895,925	248,775,628
Male¹	630, 46.84%, see rank	48.15%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	530, 84.13%, see rank	72.90%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	530, 84.13%, see rank	72.36%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	486, 91.70%, see rank	89.91%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	44, 8.30%, see rank	10.09%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	100, 15.87%, see rank	27.10%	30.72%
Female¹	715, 53.16%, see rank	51.85%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	555, 77.62%, see rank	62.97%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	555, 77.62%, see rank	62.91%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	528, 95.14%, see rank	91.03%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	27, 4.86%, see rank	8.97%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	160, 22.38%, 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

	Higganum, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,000, 100%	1,734,798	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	915, 91.50%, see rank	78.65%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	44, 4.40%, see rank	8.19%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.70%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.04%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	41, 4.10%, see rank	4.23%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Higganum, CT	26.2 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

	Higganum, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,014	1,766,934	143,435,233
Male¹	486, 47.93%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	196, 40.33%, see rank	38.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	14, 2.88%, see rank	15.74%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	163, 33.54%, 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	28, 5.76%, see rank	8.40%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	61, 12.55%, see rank	14.14%	17.94%
Female¹	528, 52.07%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	311, 58.90%, see rank	44.33%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32, 6.06%, see rank	20.26%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	171, 32.39%, 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	14, 2.65%, 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

	Higganum, CT	Connecticut	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,014, 100%	1,766,934	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 2.37%, see rank	0.42%	1.96%
Construction	35, 3.45%, see rank	5.54%	6.17%
Manufacturing	141, 13.91%, see rank	10.81%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	20, 1.97%, see rank	2.50%	2.75%
Retail Trade	133, 13.12%, see rank	10.82%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.68%	4.93%
Information	16, 1.58%, see rank	2.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	68, 6.71%, see rank	9.16%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	78, 7.69%, see rank	11.20%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	318, 31.36%, see rank	26.46%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	80, 7.89%, see rank	8.72%	9.49%
Public Administration	91, 8.97%, see rank	3.76%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10, 0.99%, see rank	4.54%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Higganum, CT	%	Connecticut	U.S.
Population in Poverty	109	6.52%, see rank	10.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	54	10.47%, see rank	7.53%	11.47%

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