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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Claiborne County is $12,571, which is much lower than the state average of $19,977 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Claiborne County median household income is $24,150, which has grown by 6.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 17.62% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Claiborne County residents spend 23.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #78

Claiborne County	12,571 USD
Mississippi	19,977 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Claiborne County	15,869 USD
Mississippi	24,372 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Claiborne County	16,606 USD
Mississippi	30,163 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Claiborne County	14,954 USD
Mississippi	19,848 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #78

Claiborne County	24,150 USD
Mississippi	37,881 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Claiborne County	33,386 USD
Mississippi	52,484 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #75

Claiborne County	6.79%
Mississippi	17.62%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Claiborne County		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.10%	$8,323, see rank	15.17%	$11,910	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	37.94%	$12,426, see rank	31.70%	$14,050	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.33%	$859, see rank	2.22%	$2,519	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	15.54%	$17,748, see rank	16.65%	$18,116	17.51%	$21,489

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

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Claiborne County	29,836 USD
Mississippi	47,031 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Claiborne County	41,323 USD
Mississippi	61,026 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Claiborne County	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$35,189, see rank	$47,414	$54,999
Black	$17,640, see rank	$24,609	$35,194
Asian	$2,499, see rank	$44,359	$68,950

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Claiborne County	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$26,106, see rank	$20,560	$26,465
25 to 44	$27,821, see rank	$42,801	$57,132
45 to 64	$25,930, see rank	$45,264	$63,398
65 or over	$19,222, see rank	$25,606	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Claiborne County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,826	see rank	2,274,381	238,733,844
Male¹	3,546	45.31%, see rank	47.75%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,016	56.85%, see rank	64.94%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.99%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	2,016	56.85%, see rank	63.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,820	90.28%, see rank	90.43%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	196	9.72%, see rank	9.57%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,530	43.15%, see rank	35.06%	29.08%
Female¹	4,280	54.69%, see rank	52.25%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,984	46.36%, see rank	55.01%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,984	46.36%, see rank	54.75%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,743	87.85%, see rank	90.37%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	241	12.15%, see rank	9.63%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,296	53.64%, see rank	44.99%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Claiborne County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,461	100%	1,197,141	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,704	78.13%, see rank	82.67%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	553	15.98%, see rank	11.42%	10.35%
Public Transportation	22	0.64%, see rank	0.41%	4.94%
Walked	125	3.61%, see rank	1.75%	2.85%
Other Means	16	0.46%, see rank	1.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	41	1.18%, see rank	2.36%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Claiborne County	23.9 minutes
Mississippi	23.3 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Claiborne County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,563	-	1,216,050	141,833,331
Male¹	1,820	51.08%, see rank	51.65%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	246	13.52%, see rank	24.53%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	377	20.71%, see rank	13.57%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	270	14.84%, see rank	15.45%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26	1.43%, see rank	1.65%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	225	12.36%, see rank	13.04%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	409	22.47%, see rank	24.12%	18.08%
Female¹	1,743	48.92%, see rank	48.35%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	488	28.00%, see rank	35.27%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	363	20.83%, see rank	21.29%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	619	35.51%, see rank	33.85%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3	0.17%, see rank	0.54%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	270	15.49%, see rank	8.44%	6.07%

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

Industry

	Claiborne County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,563	100%	1,216,050	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	87	2.44%, see rank	2.86%	1.86%
Construction	218	6.12%, see rank	7.77%	7.13%
Manufacturing	601	16.87%, see rank	13.47%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	54	1.52%, see rank	2.93%	3.06%
Retail Trade	379	10.64%, see rank	11.81%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	277	7.77%, see rank	5.76%	5.07%
Information	67	1.88%, see rank	1.51%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	60	1.68%, see rank	4.94%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	87	2.44%, see rank	6.34%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,056	29.64%, see rank	23.12%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	325	9.12%, see rank	9.10%	8.86%
Public Administration	204	5.73%, see rank	5.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	148	4.15%, see rank	4.99%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Claiborne County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,186	35.00%, see rank	21.24%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	543	27.65%, see rank	16.70%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.