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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Castro County is $22,198, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Castro County median household income is $40,470, which has grown by 32.17% 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 Castro County residents spend 15.6 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, #141

Castro County	22,198 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

Castro County	26,588 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

Castro County	32,037 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

Castro County	16,984 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, #186

Castro County	40,470 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Castro County	65,710 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #183

Castro County	32.17%
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

	Castro County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.23%	$54,436, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.23%	$15,353, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.60%	$3,767, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	9.56%	$20,251, 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

Castro County	44,757 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Castro County	75,409 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

	Castro County	Texas	U.S.
White	$40,439, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$2,499, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,684, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$40,781, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$27,386, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,929, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Castro County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$17,647, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,583, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,116, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$35,000, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Castro County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,800, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	2,928, 50.48%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,201, 75.17%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,201, 75.17%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,148, 97.59%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	53, 2.41%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	727, 24.83%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	2,872, 49.52%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,327, 46.20%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,327, 46.20%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,243, 93.67%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	84, 6.33%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,545, 53.80%, 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

	Castro County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,251, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,472, 76.04%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	512, 15.75%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	28, 0.86%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	56, 1.72%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	54, 1.66%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	129, 3.97%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Castro County	15.6 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

	Castro County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,391	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	2,148, 63.34%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	489, 22.77%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	184, 8.57%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	170, 7.91%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	412, 19.18%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	223, 10.38%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	556, 25.88%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	1,243, 36.66%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	398, 32.02%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	396, 31.86%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	362, 29.12%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 1.85%, 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	64, 5.15%, 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

	Castro County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,391, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	873, 25.74%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	234, 6.90%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	315, 9.29%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	66, 1.95%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	266, 7.84%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	307, 9.05%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	20, 0.59%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30, 0.88%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	147, 4.34%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	637, 18.79%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	159, 4.69%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	141, 4.16%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	196, 5.78%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Castro County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,538	19.45%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	259	13.89%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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