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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Duplin County is $16,693, which is lower than the state average of $24,745 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Duplin County median household income is $32,816, which has grown by 9.79% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is about the same as the state average rate of 10.57% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Duplin County residents spend 24.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.1 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, #96

Duplin County	16,693 USD
North Carolina	24,745 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Duplin County	20,846 USD
North Carolina	26,972 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

Duplin County	25,004 USD
North Carolina	31,400 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

Duplin County	17,385 USD
North Carolina	22,650 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #84

Duplin County	32,816 USD
North Carolina	45,570 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Duplin County	43,074 USD
North Carolina	61,781 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #74

Duplin County	9.79%
North Carolina	10.57%
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

	Duplin County		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.39%	$11,677, see rank	21.57%	$14,018	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	33.39%	$12,831, see rank	28.23%	$15,245	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.90%	$3,577, see rank	1.71%	$2,928	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	17.53%	$14,475, see rank	17.89%	$20,102	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

Duplin County	40,774 USD
North Carolina	56,153 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Duplin County	51,982 USD
North Carolina	72,592 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

	Duplin County	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$39,001, see rank	$51,111	$54,999
Black	$22,925, see rank	$31,977	$35,194
Hispanic	$27,690, see rank	$34,523	$41,534
Asian	$77,981, see rank	$59,843	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$9,271, see rank	$30,736	$36,779
One Race, Other	$27,515, see rank	$32,068	$40,847
Two or More Races	$17,964, see rank	$37,281	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Duplin County	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$21,466, see rank	$24,215	$26,465
25 to 44	$36,620, see rank	$50,584	$57,132
45 to 64	$39,923, see rank	$54,312	$63,398
65 or over	$17,827, see rank	$31,025	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Duplin County	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	43,780	see rank	7,287,107	238,733,844
Male¹	21,234	48.50%, see rank	48.09%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	14,534	68.45%, see rank	70.94%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	23	0.11%, see rank	2.19%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	14,511	68.34%, see rank	68.75%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,305	91.69%, see rank	91.11%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,206	8.31%, see rank	8.89%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,700	31.55%, see rank	29.06%	29.08%
Female¹	22,546	51.50%, see rank	51.91%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,095	53.65%, see rank	59.21%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	12,095	53.65%, see rank	58.98%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,873	89.90%, see rank	91.40%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,222	10.10%, see rank	8.60%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,451	46.35%, see rank	40.79%	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

	Duplin County	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	23,831	100%	4,205,946	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,200	76.37%, see rank	80.50%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,995	16.76%, see rank	11.44%	10.35%
Public Transportation	59	0.25%, see rank	1.02%	4.94%
Walked	652	2.74%, see rank	1.79%	2.85%
Other Means	343	1.44%, see rank	1.31%	1.72%
Worked at Home	582	2.44%, see rank	3.94%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Duplin County	24.0 minutes
North Carolina	23.1 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

	Duplin County	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,178	-	4,234,087	141,833,331
Male¹	13,305	55.03%, see rank	51.84%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,183	16.41%, see rank	29.91%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,610	12.10%, see rank	13.08%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,278	9.61%, see rank	17.14%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,492	11.21%, see rank	1.22%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,991	14.96%, see rank	11.91%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,312	24.89%, see rank	19.59%	18.08%
Female¹	10,873	44.97%, see rank	48.16%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,306	30.41%, see rank	39.22%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2,510	23.08%, see rank	19.81%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,520	32.37%, see rank	32.05%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	278	2.56%, see rank	0.23%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,227	11.28%, see rank	7.97%	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

	Duplin County	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,178	100%	4,234,087	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,971	12.29%, see rank	1.44%	1.86%
Construction	2,588	10.70%, see rank	8.25%	7.13%
Manufacturing	4,143	17.14%, see rank	13.42%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	583	2.41%, see rank	3.03%	3.06%
Retail Trade	2,935	12.14%, see rank	11.56%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	906	3.75%, see rank	4.41%	5.07%
Information	110	0.45%, see rank	1.94%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	536	2.22%, see rank	6.57%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,266	5.24%, see rank	9.17%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,456	18.43%, see rank	22.58%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,461	6.04%, see rank	8.56%	8.86%
Public Administration	892	3.69%, see rank	4.30%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,331	5.51%, see rank	4.77%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Duplin County	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,234	23.69%, see rank	15.53%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	2,377	17.21%, see rank	11.37%	10.08%

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