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Census Tract 002900 in Buncombe County, North Carolina Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Census Tract 002900 is $19,679, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Census Tract 002900 median household income is $0. On average Census Tract 002900 residents spend 27.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, see rank

Census Tract 002900	19,679 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 002900	20,292 USD
North Carolina	28,159 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 002900	26,576 USD
North Carolina	32,206 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 002900	16,150 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

Census Tract 002900	36,125 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Census Tract 002900	46,162 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Census Tract 002900		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.77%	$33,946, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.06%	$16,310, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.16%	$1,084, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.58%	$22,298, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Census Tract 002900	44,167 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Census Tract 002900	56,042 USD
North Carolina	75,892 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Census Tract 002900	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$34,732, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Two or More Races	$48,750, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Census Tract 002900	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$33,780, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,869, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$32,063, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Employment Status

	Census Tract 002900	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,701, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	1,365, 50.54%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	889, 65.13%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	889, 65.13%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	765, 86.05%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	124, 13.95%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	476, 34.87%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	1,336, 49.46%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	659, 49.33%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	659, 49.33%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	571, 86.65%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	88, 13.35%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	677, 50.67%, see rank	41.78%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Commuting to Work

	Census Tract 002900	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,316, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,014, 77.05%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	161, 12.23%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	17, 1.29%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	8, 0.61%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	116, 8.81%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Census Tract 002900	27.8 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Careers

Occupation

	Census Tract 002900	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,336	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	765, 57.26%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	172, 22.48%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	188, 24.58%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	58, 7.58%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	141, 18.43%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	171, 22.35%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	571, 42.74%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	173, 30.30%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	114, 19.96%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	275, 48.16%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9, 1.58%, see rank	7.22%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Census Tract 002900	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,336, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	193, 14.45%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	123, 9.21%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 1.27%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	114, 8.53%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	87, 6.51%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	10, 0.75%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	100, 7.49%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	112, 8.38%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	276, 20.66%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	159, 11.90%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	58, 4.34%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	87, 6.51%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Poverty Level

	Census Tract 002900	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	599	17.77%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	111	11.40%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.