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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Acadia County is $20,264, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Acadia County median household income is $37,684, which has grown by 41.22% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Acadia County residents spend 26.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 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, #45

Acadia County	20,264 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Acadia County	25,700 USD
Louisiana	28,948 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

Acadia County	39,452 USD
Louisiana	37,322 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

Acadia County	17,438 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #39

Acadia County	37,684 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Acadia County	52,904 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #27

Acadia County	41.22%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Acadia County		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.47%	$10,620, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.07%	$14,787, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.13%	$2,558, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.04%	$21,280, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	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

Acadia County	44,554 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Acadia County	60,521 USD
Louisiana	75,064 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

	Acadia County	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$42,665, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$21,150, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$25,707, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$100,000, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
One Race, Other	$45,750, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,188, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Acadia County	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$37,693, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,972, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$38,169, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$21,077, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Acadia County	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	47,290, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	22,661, 47.92%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,768, 65.17%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	14,768, 65.17%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,490, 91.35%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,278, 8.65%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,893, 34.83%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	24,629, 52.08%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,702, 51.57%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	12,702, 51.57%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	11,389, 89.66%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,313, 10.34%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,927, 48.43%, see rank	43.53%	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

	Acadia County	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,384, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	19,641, 80.55%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,208, 13.16%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	35, 0.14%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	521, 2.14%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	529, 2.17%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	450, 1.85%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Acadia County	26.1 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 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. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Acadia County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,879	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	13,490, 54.22%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,067, 22.74%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,600, 11.86%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,713, 12.70%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	207, 1.53%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,726, 20.21%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,398, 25.19%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	11,389, 45.78%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,524, 30.94%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,031, 26.61%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,233, 37.17%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 0.05%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	13, 0.11%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	582, 5.11%, see rank	3.93%	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

	Acadia County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,879, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,629, 14.59%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	1,560, 6.27%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,958, 7.87%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	875, 3.52%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,202, 12.87%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,425, 5.73%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	299, 1.20%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	878, 3.53%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,592, 6.40%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,337, 21.45%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,948, 7.83%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,070, 4.30%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,106, 4.45%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Acadia County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	12,086	19.86%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,537	16.21%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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