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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Arab is $24,545, which is about the same as the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Arab median household income is $41,788, which has grown by 13.81% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Arab residents spend 25.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 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, #124

Arab, AL	24,545 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Arab, AL	27,354 USD
Alabama	27,174 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

Arab, AL	35,711 USD
Alabama	33,320 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

Arab, AL	25,000 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #197

Arab, AL	41,788 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Arab, AL	58,459 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #328

Arab, AL	13.81%
Alabama	27.47%
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

	Arab, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.62%	$13,312, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.96%	$15,752, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.29%	$4,453, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.97%	$22,516, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	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

Arab, AL	55,833 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Arab, AL	71,661 USD
Alabama	71,423 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

	Arab, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$42,006, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Hispanic	$23,750, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$36,607, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,750, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
Two or More Races	$23,750, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Arab, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$24,792, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,714, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,500, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$31,723, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Arab, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,566, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	2,937, 44.73%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,993, 67.86%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4, 0.14%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,989, 67.72%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,809, 90.95%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	180, 9.05%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	944, 32.14%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	3,629, 55.27%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,765, 48.64%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,765, 48.64%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,570, 88.95%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	195, 11.05%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,864, 51.36%, see rank	46.46%	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

	Arab, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,259, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,797, 85.82%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	319, 9.79%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	36, 1.10%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	14, 0.43%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	93, 2.85%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Arab, AL	25.2 minutes
Alabama	24.1 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

	Arab, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,379	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	1,809, 53.54%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	661, 36.54%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	255, 14.10%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	345, 19.07%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.06%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	142, 7.85%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	287, 15.87%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	1,570, 46.46%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	579, 36.88%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	242, 15.41%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	604, 38.47%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.06%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.19%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	98, 6.24%, see rank	7.37%	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

	Arab, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,379, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	45, 1.33%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	153, 4.53%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	511, 15.12%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	68, 2.01%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	519, 15.36%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	92, 2.72%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	145, 4.29%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	206, 6.10%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	276, 8.17%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	683, 20.21%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	231, 6.84%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	323, 9.56%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	127, 3.76%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Arab, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,187	14.61%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	227	10.25%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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