| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
| 
| 62.3% | 64.1% | 65.8% | 67.5% | 69.3% | 71.1% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
| 
| 2.30% | 2.80% | 3.30% | 3.80% | 4.30% | 4.81% |  
|  |  | 
 |  | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
| 
| 0.97% | 1.28% | 1.58% | 1.89% | 2.20% | 2.51% |  
|  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
| 
| 6.25% | 6.74% | 7.23% | 7.71% | 8.20% | 8.69% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
| 
| 0.00% | 0.07% | 0.15% | 0.22% | 0.29% | 0.37% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 
 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
| 
| $52,700 | $57,200 | $61,600 | $66,100 | $70,500 | $74,900 |  
|  |  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
| 
| $32,300 | $36,600 | $40,800 | $45,000 | $49,200 | $53,500 |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
| 
| $40,900 | $45,100 | $49,200 | $53,400 | $57,500 | $61,700 |  
|  |  |  | 
 | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
| 
| $29,100 | $33,500 | $37,900 | $42,200 | $46,600 | $50,900 |  
|  |  | 
 |  | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
|  | 
 
 
 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
| 
| 58.0% | 61.1% | 64.2% | 67.3% | 70.3% | 73.5% |  
|  |  | 
 | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
| 
| 3.2% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 9.0% | 10.9% | 12.9% |  
|  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
| 
| 1.8% | 3.6% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 9.1% | 11.0% |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
| 
| 0.55% | 1.00% | 1.44% | 1.89% | 2.34% | 2.79% |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
| 
| 5.2% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 10.9% |  
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Percentage of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: unpaid family (%): | 
| 
| 0.00% | 0.15% | 0.31% | 0.46% | 0.61% | 0.77% |  
|  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  |  | 
 
 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: private (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: self-employed (owns corporation) (%): | 
| 
| $53k | $66k | $78k | $90k | $102k | $115k |  
|  |  |  | 
 |  |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: non-profit (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: local government (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: state government (%): | 
|  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: federal government (%): | 
| 
| $50k | $62k | $74k | $85k | $96k | $108k |  
|  |  | 
 |  | 
 |  |  |  | 
 
| Median income of the population aged 16 and older employed in sector: sole proprietor (and other unincorporated businesses) (%): | 
|  | 
 
 
 
 
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): 
- 
Private for-profit wage and salary workers:
- 
Private: Employee of private company workers
- 
Self-Employed: Self-employed in own incorporated business workers
 
- 
Non-Profit: Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers
- 
Local Government: Local government workers
- 
State Government: State government workers
- 
Federal Government: Federal government workers
- 
Sole Proprietor: Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers
- 
Unpaid Family: Unpaid family workers
For additional information about the data presented on this site, including our sources, please see the About Page.