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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Duplin County is $17,677, which is lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Duplin County median household income is $34,787, which has grown by 16.38% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Duplin County residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher 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, #93

Duplin County	17,677 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

Duplin County	21,461 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

Duplin County	23,526 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

Duplin County	19,019 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, #82

Duplin County	34,787 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Duplin County	46,666 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #64

Duplin County	16.38%
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

	Duplin County		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.55%	$17,243, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.93%	$15,557, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.11%	$3,756, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.59%	$17,872, 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

Duplin County	43,000 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Duplin County	53,931 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

	Duplin County	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$42,880, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Black	$24,334, see rank	$32,930	$35,600
Hispanic	$30,316, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
Asian	$48,250, see rank	$67,138	$73,244
One Race, Other	$31,099, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$18,125, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Duplin County	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$14,161, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$34,185, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,007, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$24,958, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Duplin County	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	46,081, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	22,419, 48.65%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,398, 68.68%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	53, 0.24%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	15,345, 68.45%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,615, 88.73%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,730, 11.27%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,021, 31.32%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	23,662, 51.35%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	12,357, 52.22%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.03%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	12,350, 52.19%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,767, 87.18%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,583, 12.82%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,305, 47.78%, 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

	Duplin County	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,106, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	19,130, 79.36%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,919, 16.26%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 0.09%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	347, 1.44%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	205, 0.85%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	483, 2.00%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Duplin County	24.6 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

	Duplin County	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,382	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	13,615, 55.84%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,471, 18.15%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,057, 15.11%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,176, 8.64%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,354, 9.94%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,694, 12.44%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,830, 28.13%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	10,767, 44.16%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,649, 33.89%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,037, 18.92%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,902, 26.95%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	352, 3.27%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 0.36%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,750, 16.25%, 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

	Duplin County	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,382, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,610, 10.70%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	2,055, 8.43%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,128, 21.03%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	695, 2.85%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,170, 8.90%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	854, 3.50%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	153, 0.63%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	642, 2.63%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,180, 4.84%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,829, 19.81%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,890, 7.75%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	945, 3.88%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,231, 5.05%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Duplin County	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	15,758	26.90%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,898	19.18%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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