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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Buras is $25,049, which is about the same as the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Buras median household income is $45,833. On average Buras residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.5 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, #119

Buras, LA	25,049 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Buras, LA	27,454 USD
Louisiana	28,948 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

Buras, LA	43,750 USD
Louisiana	37,322 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

Buras, LA	14,375 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #159

Buras, LA	45,833 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Buras, LA	53,017 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Buras, LA	147.75%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Buras, LA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Louisiana 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

	Buras, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.10%	$13,077, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	23.32%	$13,240, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.11%	$6,083, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	11.92%	$22,589, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	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

Buras, LA	61,406 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Buras, LA	62,933 USD
Louisiana	75,064 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

	Buras, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$49,327, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Asian	$12,100, see rank	$53,586	$73,244

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Buras, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$58,056, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,292, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$18,875, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Buras, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	638, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	345, 54.08%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	242, 70.14%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	242, 70.14%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	236, 97.52%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 2.48%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	103, 29.86%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	293, 45.92%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	167, 57.00%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	167, 57.00%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	167, 100.00%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	126, 43.00%, see rank	43.53%	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

	Buras, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	395, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	316, 80.00%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	56, 14.18%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	23, 5.82%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Buras, LA	17.6 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 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

	Buras, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	403	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	236, 58.56%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 20.34%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	8, 3.39%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	49, 20.76%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	28, 11.86%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 13.14%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	67, 28.39%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	167, 41.44%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27, 16.17%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	73, 43.71%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	38, 22.75%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	25, 14.97%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 2.40%, see rank	3.93%	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

	Buras, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	403, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	87, 21.59%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	61, 15.14%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12, 2.98%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	8, 1.99%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	37, 9.18%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	37, 9.18%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24, 5.96%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	65, 16.13%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	54, 13.40%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	8, 1.99%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10, 2.48%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Buras, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	157	19.41%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	28	15.82%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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