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Beaumont, Port Arthur Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Beaumont, Port Arthur Area is $23,976, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Beaumont, Port Arthur Area median household income is $44,845. On average Beaumont, Port Arthur Area residents spend 21.4 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, #391

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	23,976 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

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	27,310 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

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	34,889 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

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	20,922 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, #469

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	44,845 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	62,307 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	2.52%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Beaumont, Port Arthur 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

	Beaumont, Port Arthur Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.78%	$14,313, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.55%	$16,890, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.15%	$3,338, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.91%	$19,154, 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

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	55,807 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	72,663 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

	Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$51,925, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$28,478, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$40,215, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$56,717, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,750, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$27,250, see rank	$52,851	$53,370
One Race, Other	$34,975, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,680, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$23,486, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,148, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$55,448, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$32,218, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	318,440, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	160,652, 50.45%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	100,758, 62.72%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	159, 0.10%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	100,599, 62.62%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	90,675, 90.14%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9,924, 9.86%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	59,894, 37.28%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	157,788, 49.55%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	83,297, 52.79%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.01%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	83,284, 52.78%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	75,793, 91.01%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,491, 8.99%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	74,491, 47.21%, 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

	Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	163,555, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	140,518, 85.91%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15,174, 9.28%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	816, 0.50%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	1,917, 1.17%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	2,086, 1.28%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,044, 1.86%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	21.4 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

	Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	166,468	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	90,675, 54.47%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,745, 22.88%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	12,743, 14.05%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,601, 15.00%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	664, 0.73%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15,001, 16.54%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	21,259, 23.45%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	75,793, 45.53%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27,028, 35.66%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18,250, 24.08%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26,016, 34.33%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 0.03%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	590, 0.78%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,569, 4.71%, 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

	Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	166,468, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,581, 2.15%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	16,400, 9.85%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	22,368, 13.44%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	4,291, 2.58%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	20,045, 12.04%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8,481, 5.09%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	2,001, 1.20%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,035, 4.23%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	14,230, 8.55%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	37,775, 22.69%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	13,880, 8.34%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	7,442, 4.47%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	8,939, 5.37%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Beaumont, Port Arthur Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	71,077	18.39%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	14,935	14.91%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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