| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $31,900 | $36,000 | $40,100 | $44,300 | $48,400 | $52,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $19,500 | $23,400 | $27,200 | $31,100 | $34,900 | $38,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $48,700 | $51,300 | $53,800 | $56,300 | $58,800 | $61,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $47,000 | $49,300 | $51,600 | $53,800 | $56,100 | $58,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| 60.9% | 63.4% | 65.8% | 68.3% | 70.7% | 73.2% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 3.03% | 3.33% | 3.62% | 3.92% | 4.21% | 4.51% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 0.89% | 1.27% | 1.66% | 2.04% | 2.42% | 2.81% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
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| 6.6% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 10.8% | 11.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.09% | 0.18% | 0.27% | 0.36% | 0.46% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $42,200 | $43,800 | $45,400 | $47,000 | $48,500 | $50,200 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $29,400 | $32,100 | $34,700 | $37,300 | $39,900 | $42,500 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $38,300 | $43,100 | $47,800 | $52,500 | $57,200 | $62,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $48,700 | $50,500 | $52,200 | $53,900 | $55,600 | $57,300 |  
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A sector describes the organizational category of a person’s employing organization. On this page, all employed persons are categorized as working in one of the following sectors (bolded terms are used in the charts and maps on this page): 
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Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
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Private: Employee of private company workers
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Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
 
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Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
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Local Government: Local government workers
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State Government: State government workers
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Federal Government: Federal government workers
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Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
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Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
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