| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $38k | $56k | $74k | $92k | $109k | $127k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $33,300 | $38,300 | $43,300 | $48,300 | $53,300 | $58,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $51,500 | $54,000 | $56,400 | $58,800 | $61,200 | $63,700 |  
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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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| 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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| 61.0% | 63.2% | 65.3% | 67.4% | 69.5% | 71.6% |  
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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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| 5.81% | 6.29% | 6.76% | 7.23% | 7.70% | 8.17% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 4.4% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 10.0% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 2.20% | 2.40% | 2.59% | 2.79% | 2.98% | 3.18% |  
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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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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
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| 0.00% | 0.21% | 0.43% | 0.64% | 0.86% | 1.08% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $47,100 | $50,600 | $54,100 | $57,500 | $60,900 | $64,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $39k | $58k | $76k | $95k | $113k | $133k |  
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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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| $51,400 | $53,200 | $55,000 | $56,800 | $58,600 | $60,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $52,900 | $56,400 | $59,800 | $63,200 | $66,700 | $70,100 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $45,300 | $50,100 | $54,900 | $59,700 | $64,500 | $69,300 |  
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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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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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