| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $29,700 | $31,700 | $33,600 | $35,500 | $37,400 | $39,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| $54k | $84k | $114k | $144k | $173k | $203k |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| $34,300 | $37,700 | $41,000 | $44,400 | $47,700 | $51,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $36,200 | $39,000 | $41,800 | $44,600 | $47,400 | $50,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $41,700 | $45,000 | $48,200 | $51,500 | $54,700 | $58,000 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $52,900 | $53,800 | $54,600 | $55,400 | $56,200 | $57,100 |  
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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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| 49.4% | 51.7% | 54.0% | 56.3% | 58.6% | 60.9% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
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| 1.37% | 1.86% | 2.34% | 2.82% | 3.30% | 3.78% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
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| 7.71% | 7.81% | 7.90% | 8.00% | 8.09% | 8.19% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| 6.3% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 12.1% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| 8.1% | 9.6% | 11.0% | 12.5% | 13.9% | 15.4% |  
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| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| 1.63% | 1.89% | 2.15% | 2.40% | 2.66% | 2.92% |  
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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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| 8.42% | 8.73% | 9.04% | 9.35% | 9.66% | 9.97% |  
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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% | 0.28% | 0.37% | 0.46% |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
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| $37,500 | $38,300 | $39,100 | $39,900 | $40,800 | $41,600 |  
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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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| $39,100 | $40,300 | $41,400 | $42,500 | $43,700 | $44,800 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
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| $39,400 | $41,400 | $43,400 | $45,300 | $47,300 | $49,300 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
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| $44,300 | $45,000 | $45,500 | $46,100 | $46,700 | $47,400 |  
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| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
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| $53,300 | $54,000 | $54,500 | $55,100 | $55,700 | $56,300 |  
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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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| $36,700 | $38,900 | $41,000 | $43,200 | $45,300 | $47,500 |  
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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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