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Census Tract 970902 in Mcdowell County, North Carolina Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Census Tract 970902 is $16,796, which is much lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Census Tract 970902 median household income is $0. On average Census Tract 970902 residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is about the same as 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 970902	16,796 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Census Tract 970902	24,493 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 970902	28,277 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 970902	21,644 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 970902	29,070 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Census Tract 970902	37,754 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 970902		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.92%	$3,012, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.56%	$15,533, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.66%	$475, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.81%	$15,715, 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 970902	44,974 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Census Tract 970902	49,236 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 970902	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$29,070, see rank	$51,958	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Census Tract 970902	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$10,000, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,518, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,321, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$19,602, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Employment Status

	Census Tract 970902	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,811, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	1,921, 50.41%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	968, 50.39%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	968, 50.39%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	789, 81.51%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	179, 18.49%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	953, 49.61%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	1,890, 49.59%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	975, 51.59%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	975, 51.59%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	812, 83.28%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	163, 16.72%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	915, 48.41%, 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 970902	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,553, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,399, 90.08%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	143, 9.21%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11, 0.71%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Census Tract 970902	26.0 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 970902	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,601	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	789, 49.28%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	195, 24.71%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	62, 7.86%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	110, 13.94%, 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	22, 2.79%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	379, 48.04%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	812, 50.72%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	279, 34.36%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	176, 21.67%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	227, 27.96%, 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	130, 16.01%, 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 970902	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,601, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 1.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	22, 1.37%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	540, 33.73%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	56, 3.50%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	115, 7.18%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	85, 5.31%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	51, 3.19%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	44, 2.75%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	427, 26.67%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	148, 9.24%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	73, 4.56%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24, 1.50%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Poverty Level

	Census Tract 970902	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	857	18.78%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	134	11.29%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data.