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Cookeville Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cookeville Area is $20,566, which is lower than the state average of $24,811 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cookeville Area median household income is $34,654. On average Cookeville Area residents spend 24.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.2 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, #688

Cookeville Area	20,566 USD
Tennessee	24,811 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cookeville Area	23,563 USD
Tennessee	27,334 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

Cookeville Area	27,855 USD
Tennessee	32,151 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

Cookeville Area	20,656 USD
Tennessee	23,376 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #810

Cookeville Area	34,654 USD
Tennessee	44,621 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cookeville Area	50,664 USD
Tennessee	62,344 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Cookeville Area	2.99%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Cookeville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee 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

	Cookeville Area		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.50%	$13,224, see rank	17.47%	$14,454	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.29%	$17,095, see rank	32.06%	$17,334	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.95%	$2,832, see rank	3.21%	$2,884	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.77%	$24,119, see rank	18.41%	$20,076	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

Cookeville Area	46,266 USD
Tennessee	55,459 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cookeville Area	59,744 USD
Tennessee	73,630 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

	Cookeville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$34,888, see rank	$47,658	$56,900
Black	$19,276, see rank	$32,361	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,579, see rank	$34,631	$42,396
Asian	$66,969, see rank	$66,243	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,932, see rank	$37,160	$37,170
One Race, Other	$42,932, see rank	$31,393	$40,300
Two or More Races	$22,019, see rank	$33,366	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cookeville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$15,000, see rank	$22,607	$25,788
25 to 44	$37,934, see rank	$48,825	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,383, see rank	$53,148	$65,027
65 or over	$29,085, see rank	$33,548	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cookeville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	86,629, see rank	5,125,250	248,775,628
Male¹	42,342, 48.88%, see rank	48.12%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	24,863, 58.72%, see rank	66.79%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	50, 0.12%, see rank	0.59%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	24,813, 58.60%, see rank	66.20%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	21,934, 88.40%, see rank	90.44%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,879, 11.60%, see rank	9.56%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17,479, 41.28%, see rank	33.21%	30.72%
Female¹	44,287, 51.12%, see rank	51.88%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	22,770, 51.41%, see rank	56.49%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	22,770, 51.41%, see rank	56.42%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	20,703, 90.92%, see rank	90.61%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,067, 9.08%, see rank	9.39%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	21,517, 48.59%, see rank	43.51%	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

	Cookeville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	41,969, 100%	2,788,201	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	37,250, 88.76%, see rank	83.70%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,072, 7.32%, see rank	9.50%	9.59%
Public Transportation	71, 0.17%, see rank	0.81%	5.06%
Walked	305, 0.73%, see rank	1.32%	2.78%
Other Means	344, 0.82%, see rank	1.13%	1.79%
Worked at Home	927, 2.21%, see rank	3.54%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cookeville Area	24.2 minutes
Tennessee	24.2 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

	Cookeville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	42,637	2,835,895	143,435,233
Male¹	21,934, 51.44%, see rank	52.07%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,851, 26.68%, see rank	29.42%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,225, 14.70%, see rank	14.11%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,617, 16.49%, see rank	17.73%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	260, 1.19%, see rank	0.72%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,547, 11.61%, see rank	9.36%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,060, 23.07%, see rank	22.13%	17.94%
Female¹	20,703, 48.56%, see rank	47.93%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,405, 35.77%, see rank	38.09%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,833, 23.34%, see rank	20.19%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,430, 31.06%, see rank	33.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	46, 0.22%, see rank	0.13%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	74, 0.36%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,848, 8.93%, see rank	7.78%	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

	Cookeville Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	42,637, 100%	2,835,895	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	721, 1.69%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	3,518, 8.25%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,848, 13.72%, see rank	12.95%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,071, 2.51%, see rank	2.76%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,126, 12.02%, see rank	12.19%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,460, 5.77%, see rank	6.19%	4.93%
Information	573, 1.34%, see rank	1.91%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,727, 4.05%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,683, 6.29%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	10,750, 25.21%, see rank	22.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,357, 10.22%, see rank	9.21%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,842, 4.32%, see rank	4.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,961, 4.60%, see rank	4.89%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cookeville Area	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	25,309	24.50%, see rank	17.83%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,948	17.63%, see rank	13.43%	11.47%

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