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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Elba is $17,688, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Elba median household income is $26,316, which has grown by 9.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Elba residents spend 19.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.1 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, #371

Elba, AL	17,688 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Elba, AL	15,397 USD
Alabama	27,174 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

Elba, AL	19,598 USD
Alabama	33,320 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

Elba, AL	14,494 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #479

Elba, AL	26,316 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Elba, AL	45,421 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #361

Elba, AL	9.55%
Alabama	27.47%
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

	Elba, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.24%	$11,164, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	46.48%	$15,538, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.35%	$1,283, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.46%	$14,235, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	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

Elba, AL	41,923 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Elba, AL	58,451 USD
Alabama	71,423 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

	Elba, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$36,359, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$16,897, see rank	$29,055	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Elba, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$2,499, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$16,612, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,697, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$27,297, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Elba, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,132, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	1,497, 47.80%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	681, 45.49%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	681, 45.49%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	538, 79.00%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	143, 21.00%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	816, 54.51%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	1,635, 52.20%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	840, 51.38%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	840, 51.38%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	802, 95.48%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 4.52%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	795, 48.62%, see rank	46.46%	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

	Elba, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,280, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	931, 72.73%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	229, 17.89%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 0.63%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	69, 5.39%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	32, 2.50%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11, 0.86%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Elba, AL	19.6 minutes
Alabama	24.1 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

	Elba, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,340	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	538, 40.15%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	98, 18.22%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	77, 14.31%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	83, 15.43%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	54, 10.04%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	180, 33.46%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	802, 59.85%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	197, 24.56%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	274, 34.16%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	231, 28.80%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 2.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56, 6.98%, see rank	7.37%	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

	Elba, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,340, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	28, 2.09%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	53, 3.96%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	276, 20.60%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	47, 3.51%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	214, 15.97%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	62, 4.63%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	21, 1.57%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	87, 6.49%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	120, 8.96%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	199, 14.85%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	118, 8.81%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	94, 7.01%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	21, 1.57%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Elba, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,117	30.99%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	221	26.82%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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