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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ben Hill County is $15,497, which is much lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ben Hill County median household income is $30,643, which has grown by 13.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ben Hill County residents spend 16.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 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, #147

Ben Hill County	15,497 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ben Hill County	23,453 USD
Georgia	29,424 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

Ben Hill County	28,672 USD
Georgia	33,645 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

Ben Hill County	18,750 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #140

Ben Hill County	30,643 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ben Hill County	40,165 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #104

Ben Hill County	13.07%
Georgia	16.28%
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

	Ben Hill County		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.23%	$7,200, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.10%	$18,309, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.13%	$2,277, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.53%	$18,635, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	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

Ben Hill County	36,760 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ben Hill County	44,861 USD
Georgia	78,856 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

	Ben Hill County	Georgia	U.S.
White	$39,802, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$18,370, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$35,345, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
One Race, Other	$36,466, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,352, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ben Hill County	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$23,864, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$27,930, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,523, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$29,036, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ben Hill County	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,469, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	6,402, 47.53%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,527, 55.09%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.09%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,521, 55.00%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,045, 86.48%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	476, 13.52%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,875, 44.91%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	7,067, 52.47%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,142, 44.46%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,142, 44.46%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,820, 89.75%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	322, 10.25%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,925, 55.54%, see rank	41.73%	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

	Ben Hill County	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,829, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,787, 82.12%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	691, 11.85%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	109, 1.87%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	135, 2.32%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	107, 1.84%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ben Hill County	16.5 minutes
Georgia	27.4 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

	Ben Hill County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,865	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	3,045, 51.92%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	576, 18.92%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	413, 13.56%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	291, 9.56%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	89, 2.92%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	206, 6.77%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,279, 42.00%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	2,820, 48.08%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,032, 36.60%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	760, 26.95%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	830, 29.43%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15, 0.53%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	155, 5.50%, see rank	6.88%	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

	Ben Hill County	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,865, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	160, 2.73%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	299, 5.10%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,180, 20.12%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	75, 1.28%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	702, 11.97%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	339, 5.78%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	61, 1.04%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	236, 4.02%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	316, 5.39%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,316, 22.44%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	394, 6.72%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	342, 5.83%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	445, 7.59%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ben Hill County	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,218	36.20%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,292	29.78%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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