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Brownsville Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Brownsville Area is $17,391, which is lower than the state average of $24,294 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Brownsville Area median household income is $32,827. On average Brownsville Area residents spend 22.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #893

Brownsville Area	17,391 USD
Tennessee	24,294 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville Area	22,855 USD
Tennessee	27,053 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville Area	25,492 USD
Tennessee	31,679 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Brownsville Area	21,691 USD
Tennessee	22,735 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #887

Brownsville Area	32,827 USD
Tennessee	44,140 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Brownsville Area	43,637 USD
Tennessee	60,861 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Brownsville Area	6.51%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Brownsville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee 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

	Brownsville Area		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.77%	$9,410, see rank	18.39%	$13,502	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	35.26%	$13,020, see rank	30.85%	$16,312	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.42%	$3,158, see rank	2.94%	$2,864	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	15.47%	$12,479, see rank	18.10%	$19,345	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Brownsville Area	41,717 USD
Tennessee	54,737 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Brownsville Area	52,457 USD
Tennessee	71,757 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Brownsville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$43,112, see rank	$46,941	$56,203
Black	$25,513, see rank	$31,979	$35,564
Hispanic	$45,510, see rank	$33,956	$41,994
One Race, Other	$80,694, see rank	$32,828	$40,405
Two or More Races	$60,347, see rank	$34,115	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Brownsville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$23,233, see rank	$21,546	$25,955
25 to 44	$40,954, see rank	$48,640	$58,073
45 to 64	$35,132, see rank	$52,894	$64,486
65 or over	$24,097, see rank	$31,905	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Brownsville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	14,547, see rank	5,030,090	243,810,053
Male¹	6,668, 45.84%, see rank	48.13%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,245, 63.66%, see rank	68.08%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.63%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	4,245, 63.66%, see rank	67.45%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,560, 83.86%, see rank	89.96%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	685, 16.14%, see rank	10.04%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,423, 36.34%, see rank	31.92%	29.80%
Female¹	7,879, 54.16%, see rank	51.87%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,341, 55.10%, see rank	57.07%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,341, 55.10%, see rank	56.99%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,880, 89.38%, see rank	90.54%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	461, 10.62%, see rank	9.46%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,538, 44.90%, see rank	42.93%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Brownsville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,205, 100%	2,762,765	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,287, 87.26%, see rank	83.36%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	638, 8.85%, see rank	9.96%	10.03%
Public Transportation	6, 0.08%, see rank	0.80%	4.98%
Walked	42, 0.58%, see rank	1.34%	2.82%
Other Means	102, 1.42%, see rank	1.09%	1.76%
Worked at Home	130, 1.80%, see rank	3.45%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Brownsville Area	22.9 minutes
Tennessee	24.0 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Brownsville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,440	2,815,491	141,996,548
Male¹	3,560, 47.85%, see rank	52.18%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	526, 14.78%, see rank	29.26%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	556, 15.62%, see rank	13.92%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	508, 14.27%, see rank	17.79%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	167, 4.69%, see rank	0.79%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	259, 7.28%, see rank	9.82%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,251, 35.14%, see rank	21.73%	17.87%
Female¹	3,880, 52.15%, see rank	47.82%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,149, 29.61%, see rank	37.41%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	880, 22.68%, see rank	20.09%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,170, 30.15%, see rank	34.13%	32.82%
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	0.32%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	672, 17.32%, see rank	7.61%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Brownsville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,440, 100%	2,815,491	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	332, 4.46%, see rank	1.12%	1.90%
Construction	330, 4.44%, see rank	6.73%	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,729, 23.24%, see rank	12.95%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	90, 1.21%, see rank	2.95%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,055, 14.18%, see rank	12.09%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	311, 4.18%, see rank	6.19%	5.00%
Information	103, 1.38%, see rank	1.98%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	189, 2.54%, see rank	5.91%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	461, 6.20%, see rank	8.96%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,687, 22.67%, see rank	22.53%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	354, 4.76%, see rank	9.13%	9.18%
Public Administration	465, 6.25%, see rank	4.46%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	334, 4.49%, see rank	5.00%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Brownsville Area	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,918	21.21%, see rank	17.26%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	797	16.92%, see rank	12.99%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.