Recent data shows that the male median income in Hamilton County was $24,314 more than the female median income. In 2016, women in Hamilton County earned $32,953 while men earned $57,267. This leads to a difference in pay where females earned 53 percent of male’s yearly earnings in the county.
The study was conducted by pansop.com, a knowledge based sharing website. In regards to this study, the data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau and represents the median income for individual males and females in the U.S. aged 15 and up.
Figures show that Hamilton County had a higher gender pay gap than state and national values. Indiana experienced a difference in pay of $13,630 between males and females while the nation had a $12,397 difference. This contrast in pay means that Hamilton County had the 19th highest pay gap between men and women in the nation last year.
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The numbers illustrate how men generally make more money the women from county to national values. Furthermore, Hamilton County’s income gap outperformed Indiana by $10,684 and the national gap by $11,917. Such a large difference is partly due to the fact that Hamilton County residents also earned a higher income last year when compared to state and national figures.
“The data shows that women in Hamilton County have experienced a significant difference in pay than men. Such a gap between the two genders represents how the national trend of gender pay is magnified here on the county level,” said Kevin Pryor, data analyst for Pansop.
The statistics for Hamilton County represents the trend happening across the United States where females are experiencing a lower pay rate than males. Further research shows that female income in the county increased by 13.1 percent between 2009 and 2015 while the male median income increased by 5.2 percent.
For more information, please contact Kevin Pryor at kevin@gridlex.com.
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