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Drexel, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Drexel is $20,927, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Drexel median household income is $37,214, which has grown by 6.07% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Drexel residents spend 17.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 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, #357

Drexel, NC	20,927 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Drexel, NC	25,690 USD
North Carolina	28,159 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

Drexel, NC	21,573 USD
North Carolina	32,206 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

Drexel, NC	29,196 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #394

Drexel, NC	37,214 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Drexel, NC	48,925 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #435

Drexel, NC	6.07%
North Carolina	19.16%
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

	Drexel, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.25%	$9,156, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	44.18%	$17,446, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.24%	$1,187, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.34%	$21,706, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	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

Drexel, NC	50,769 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Drexel, NC	60,607 USD
North Carolina	75,892 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

	Drexel, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$38,611, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Hispanic	$17,500, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
One Race, Other	$17,500, see rank	$32,177	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Drexel, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$21,806, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,321, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,500, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$21,827, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Drexel, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,363, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	606, 44.46%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	394, 65.02%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	394, 65.02%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	368, 93.40%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	26, 6.60%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	212, 34.98%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	757, 55.54%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	393, 51.92%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	393, 51.92%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	334, 84.99%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	59, 15.01%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	364, 48.08%, see rank	41.78%	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

	Drexel, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	654, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	609, 93.12%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26, 3.98%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	9, 1.38%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	7, 1.07%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.46%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Drexel, NC	17.4 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 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

	Drexel, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	702	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	368, 52.42%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	96, 26.09%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	65, 17.66%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66, 17.93%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 6.25%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	99, 26.90%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	334, 47.58%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	144, 43.11%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	94, 28.14%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	68, 20.36%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 8.38%, see rank	7.22%	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

	Drexel, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	702, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	29, 4.13%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	159, 22.65%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 1.57%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	63, 8.97%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2, 0.28%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	15, 2.14%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	5, 0.71%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23, 3.28%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	256, 36.47%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	73, 10.40%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	21, 2.99%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	45, 6.41%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Drexel, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	301	18.93%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	51	12.09%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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