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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cameron is $33,601, which is higher than the state average of $24,775 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Cameron median household income is $69,375, which has grown by 128.43% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cameron residents spend 11.6 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, #32

Cameron, LA	33,601 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

Cameron, LA	62,833 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

Cameron, LA	64,125 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

Cameron, LA	22,375 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, #28

Cameron, LA	69,375 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cameron, LA	89,381 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #6

Cameron, LA	128.43%
Louisiana	38.15%
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

	Cameron, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	31.39%	$935, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.28%	$19,397, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.57%	$522, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.22%	$31,793, 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

Cameron, LA	95,833 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cameron, LA	102,316 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

	Cameron, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$69,375, see rank	$54,727	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cameron, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
45 to 64	$64,708, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$61,528, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cameron, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	272, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	155, 56.99%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	108, 69.68%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	108, 69.68%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	108, 100.00%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	47, 30.32%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	117, 43.01%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	63, 53.85%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	63, 53.85%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	63, 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	54, 46.15%, 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

	Cameron, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	171, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	156, 91.23%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15, 8.77%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, 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

Cameron, LA	11.6 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

	Cameron, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	171	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	108, 63.16%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6, 5.56%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18, 16.67%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 2.78%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 6.48%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	74, 68.52%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	63, 36.84%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	52, 82.54%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4, 6.35%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7, 11.11%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	0, 0.00%, 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

	Cameron, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	171, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	40, 23.39%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	6, 3.51%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	20, 11.70%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	39, 22.81%, 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	5, 2.92%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	35, 20.47%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7, 4.09%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	15, 8.77%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 2.34%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cameron, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16	4.76%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6	6.12%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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