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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Calhoun County is $24,142, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Calhoun County median household income is $47,546, which has grown by 32.63% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 31.68% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Calhoun County residents spend 20.6 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, #90

Calhoun County	24,142 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

Calhoun County	28,606 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

Calhoun County	36,361 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

Calhoun County	21,482 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, #97

Calhoun County	47,546 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Calhoun County	63,795 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #178

Calhoun County	32.63%
Texas	31.68%
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

	Calhoun County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.70%	$7,680, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.18%	$17,627, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.95%	$4,837, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.06%	$22,873, 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

Calhoun County	57,447 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Calhoun County	71,278 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

	Calhoun County	Texas	U.S.
White	$47,326, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$26,563, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,167, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$69,688, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$56,429, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$57,979, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$44,440, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Calhoun County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$28,375, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,682, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$59,000, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$40,395, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Calhoun County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	16,524, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	8,331, 50.42%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,714, 68.59%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	28, 0.34%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,686, 68.25%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,265, 92.60%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	421, 7.40%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,617, 31.41%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	8,193, 49.58%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,295, 52.42%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.02%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,293, 52.40%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,834, 89.31%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	459, 10.69%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,898, 47.58%, 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

	Calhoun County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,961, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,100, 79.23%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,352, 15.09%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	44, 0.49%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	74, 0.83%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	122, 1.36%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	269, 3.00%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Calhoun County	20.6 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

	Calhoun County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,099	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	5,265, 57.86%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,247, 23.68%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	519, 9.86%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	551, 10.47%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	89, 1.69%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	947, 17.99%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,449, 27.52%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	3,834, 42.14%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,438, 37.51%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	724, 18.88%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,405, 36.65%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	257, 6.70%, 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

	Calhoun County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,099, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	493, 5.42%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	1,105, 12.14%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,823, 20.04%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	268, 2.95%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	946, 10.40%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	420, 4.62%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	150, 1.65%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	333, 3.66%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	600, 6.59%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,763, 19.38%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	704, 7.74%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	299, 3.29%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	195, 2.14%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Calhoun County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,203	19.74%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	932	16.14%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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