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Big Sandy, TN Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Big Sandy is $14,536, which is much lower than the state average of $24,811 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Big Sandy median household income is $23,056, which has grown by 0.61% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 22.72% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Big Sandy residents spend 26.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.2 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, #379

Big Sandy, TN	14,536 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Big Sandy, TN	17,303 USD
Tennessee	27,334 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

Big Sandy, TN	18,611 USD
Tennessee	32,151 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

Big Sandy, TN	16,442 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #395

Big Sandy, TN	23,056 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Big Sandy, TN	29,678 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #309

Big Sandy, TN	0.61%
Tennessee	22.72%
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

	Big Sandy, TN		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.68%	$5,022, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.72%	$16,054, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.30%	$1,760, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	22.63%	$12,523, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	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

Big Sandy, TN	35,625 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Big Sandy, TN	39,265 USD
Tennessee	73,630 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

	Big Sandy, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$23,472, see rank	$47,658	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Big Sandy, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
25 to 44	$41,250, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$17,031, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$22,679, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Big Sandy, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	524, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	258, 49.24%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	129, 50.00%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	129, 50.00%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	115, 89.15%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	14, 10.85%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	129, 50.00%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	266, 50.76%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	100, 37.59%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	100, 37.59%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	82, 82.00%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 18.00%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	166, 62.41%, see rank	43.51%	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

	Big Sandy, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	188, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	119, 63.30%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	50, 26.60%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	10, 5.32%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9, 4.79%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Big Sandy, TN	26.3 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 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

	Big Sandy, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	197	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	115, 58.38%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12, 10.43%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	31, 26.96%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26, 22.61%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 9.57%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 24.35%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	82, 41.62%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21, 25.61%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	20, 24.39%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37, 45.12%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 4.88%, see rank	7.78%	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

	Big Sandy, TN	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	197, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	11, 5.58%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	30, 15.23%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1, 0.51%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	47, 23.86%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12, 6.09%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 3.55%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	22, 11.17%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	27, 13.71%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	16, 8.12%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	7, 3.55%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17, 8.63%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Big Sandy, TN	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	188	31.92%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	33	24.26%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

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