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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Amite City is $12,892, which is much lower than the state average of $23,094 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Amite City median household income is $25,036, which has shrunk by 7.31% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 30.52% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Amite City residents spend 20.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #414

Amite City, LA	12,892 USD
Louisiana	23,094 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Amite City, LA	17,986 USD
Louisiana	26,415 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Amite City, LA	15,323 USD
Louisiana	34,286 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Amite City, LA	20,703 USD
Louisiana	20,378 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #391

Amite City, LA	25,036 USD
Louisiana	43,445 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Amite City, LA	38,699 USD
Louisiana	60,003 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #365

Amite City, LA		-7.31%
Louisiana		30.52%
U.S.		19.17%

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

	Amite City, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.89%	$15,345, see rank	18.08%	$15,203	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.67%	$12,349, see rank	28.26%	$13,818	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	7.71%	$3,072, see rank	1.61%	$2,871	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	14.81%	$10,303, see rank	16.33%	$19,283	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Amite City, LA	39,318 USD
Louisiana	53,702 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Amite City, LA	44,582 USD
Louisiana	70,357 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Amite City, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$51,509, see rank	$52,018	$54,999
Black	$21,141, see rank	$27,107	$35,194

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Amite City, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$30,903, see rank	$49,490	$57,132
45 to 64	$23,484, see rank	$51,829	$63,398
65 or over	$25,098, see rank	$28,526	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Amite City, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,449	see rank	3,455,412	238,733,844
Male¹	1,687	48.91%, see rank	48.25%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	667	39.54%, see rank	67.46%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.85%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	667	39.54%, see rank	66.60%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	470	70.46%, see rank	92.09%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	197	29.54%, see rank	7.91%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,020	60.46%, see rank	32.54%	29.08%
Female¹	1,762	51.09%, see rank	51.75%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	790	44.84%, see rank	56.41%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	790	44.84%, see rank	56.28%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	652	82.53%, see rank	92.44%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	138	17.47%, see rank	7.56%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	972	55.16%, see rank	43.59%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Amite City, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,077	100%	1,914,440	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	985	91.46%, see rank	81.41%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0	0.00%, see rank	11.08%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.27%	4.94%
Walked	54	5.01%, see rank	1.94%	2.85%
Other Means	38	3.53%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	0	0.00%, see rank	2.39%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Amite City, LA	20.2 minutes
Louisiana	24.3 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Amite City, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,122	-	1,952,818	141,833,331
Male¹	470	41.89%, see rank	52.36%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	87	18.51%, see rank	26.19%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	105	22.34%, see rank	13.80%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	95	20.21%, see rank	15.64%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.06%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14	2.98%, see rank	15.22%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	169	35.96%, see rank	20.52%	18.08%
Female¹	652	58.11%, see rank	47.64%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	281	43.10%, see rank	35.75%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	186	28.53%, see rank	22.58%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	185	28.37%, see rank	36.17%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.57%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	4.45%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Amite City, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,122	100%	1,952,818	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	4.45%	1.86%
Construction	14	1.25%, see rank	8.77%	7.13%
Manufacturing	139	12.39%, see rank	8.45%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	360	32.09%, see rank	11.98%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15	1.34%, see rank	5.12%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.61%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23	2.05%, see rank	5.53%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	42	3.74%, see rank	8.27%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	303	27.01%, see rank	22.74%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	57	5.08%, see rank	9.32%	8.86%
Public Administration	146	13.01%, see rank	5.50%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	23	2.05%, see rank	5.18%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Amite City, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	998	28.38%, see rank	18.14%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	223	26.67%, see rank	13.77%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.