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Abilene Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Abilene Area is $22,373, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Abilene Area median household income is $44,249. On average Abilene Area residents spend 16.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower 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, #538

Abilene Area	22,373 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Abilene Area	24,324 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Abilene Area	30,300 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Abilene Area	19,494 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #498

Abilene Area	44,249 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Abilene Area	59,444 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Abilene Area	8.68%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Abilene Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Abilene Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.35%	$16,471, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.18%	$16,608, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.34%	$2,912, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.12%	$21,995, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

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

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Abilene Area	55,068 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Abilene Area	70,446 USD
Texas	83,936 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. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Abilene Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$46,046, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$30,804, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$37,592, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$27,170, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$46,810, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$10,000, see rank	$52,851	$53,370
One Race, Other	$39,423, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,135, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Abilene Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$23,489, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,304, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,749, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$35,902, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Abilene Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	131,984, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	66,673, 50.52%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	41,448, 62.17%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2,624, 3.94%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	38,824, 58.23%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	36,308, 93.52%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,516, 6.48%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	25,225, 37.83%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	65,311, 49.48%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	36,769, 56.30%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	445, 0.68%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	36,324, 55.62%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	33,993, 93.58%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,331, 6.42%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28,542, 43.70%, see rank	41.93%	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. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Abilene Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	72,274, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	58,286, 80.65%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8,476, 11.73%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	464, 0.64%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	1,737, 2.40%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	1,426, 1.97%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,885, 2.61%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Abilene Area	16.2 minutes
Texas	25.3 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. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Abilene Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	70,301	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	36,308, 51.65%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,633, 26.53%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,638, 15.53%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,774, 18.66%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	319, 0.88%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,546, 12.52%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,161, 16.97%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	33,993, 48.35%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,324, 33.31%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,153, 26.93%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,022, 35.37%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	72, 0.21%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	132, 0.39%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,214, 3.57%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Abilene Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	70,301, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,611, 3.71%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	4,879, 6.94%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,480, 4.95%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,692, 2.41%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	8,785, 12.50%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,399, 4.83%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	952, 1.35%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,411, 6.27%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,501, 6.40%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18,954, 26.96%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,365, 10.48%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	4,960, 7.06%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,312, 6.13%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Abilene Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	27,891	18.11%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,256	13.20%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.