Income

Median household income is $100,252 and per capita income is $61,774 in Bend. Median income is above the U.S. median income. Average household income is $138,849 per year. Bend's per capita income is well above the state of Oregon and the U.S. The percentage of households with an average income is 0.0%. Additionally, 28.8% of the population earns over $150,000. The percentage of the population at poverty level (below $25,000) is 12.6% and is below Oregon and above the US poverty levels. The unemployment rate is low overall at 3.9%. White-collar professions account for 68.2% of employment. Service occupations comprise 19.2% of the employment base while blue-collar occupations make up 12.6% of the base.

Table #2 Significant Demographic Characteristics - Page 3

		Bend, Oregon	Oregon	United States
Demographic Characteristic		Bend
		Oregon
Latitude / Longitude:		44.058173, -121.31531
Radius		2 miles
INCOME
Per capita income		$61,774	$44,725	$43,829
Median household income		$100,252	$80,151	$79,068
Average household income		$138,849	$112,734	$113,185
HOUSEHOLD INCOME BREAKDOWN
Less than $25,000		12.6%	14.4%	14.9%
$25,000 - $34,999		6.1%	6.1%	6.7%
$35,000 - $49,999		6.7%	10.1%	10.1%
$50,000 - $74,999		12.2%	15.9%	15.7%
$75,000 - $99,999		12.2%	13.2%	12.8%
$100,000 - $149,999		21.3%	18.7%	17.6%
$150,000 - $199,999		10.0%	9.6%	9.5%
$200,000 or more		18.8%	12.0%	12.6%
$50,000 - $99,999		24.4%	29.1%	28.5%
Number of Households $50,000 - $99,999		4,621	501,495	37,304,757
$35,000 - $149,999		52.4%	57.9%	56.2%
Number of Households $35,000 - $149,999		9,938	997,924	73,487,840
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Persons employed in labor force		23,768	2,138,172	166,125,745
Unemployed civilians		3.9%	4.7%	4.2%
Workers By Occupation:
Management Occupations		17.9%	18.7%	18.4%
Professional Occupations		32.2%	26.3%	25.6%
Sales Occupations		9.7%	8.1%	8.5%
Admin Occupations		8.4%	9.6%	10.1%
Services		19.2%	17.6%	16.4%
All Other Occupations/Blue Collar		12.6%	19.8%	21.0%