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Fort Valley Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Fort Valley Area is $19,034, which is lower than the state average of $25,309 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Fort Valley Area median household income is $41,488. On average Fort Valley Area residents spend 22.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #814

Fort Valley Area	19,034 USD
Georgia	25,309 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Valley Area	25,027 USD
Georgia	29,415 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Valley Area	27,184 USD
Georgia	33,756 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Fort Valley Area	20,845 USD
Georgia	25,130 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #637

Fort Valley Area	41,488 USD
Georgia	49,604 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Fort Valley Area	53,860 USD
Georgia	67,659 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Fort Valley Area		-4.39%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Fort Valley Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Georgia 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

	Fort Valley Area		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.39%	$7,834, see rank	17.05%	$14,773	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	29.84%	$14,051, see rank	25.62%	$16,126	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.14%	$6,070, see rank	1.73%	$3,464	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.93%	$25,236, see rank	15.75%	$23,635	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Fort Valley Area	51,372 USD
Georgia	59,198 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Fort Valley Area	62,977 USD
Georgia	77,926 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Fort Valley Area	Georgia	U.S.
White	$57,770, see rank	$56,831	$56,203
Black	$28,426, see rank	$36,618	$35,564
Hispanic	$26,199, see rank	$37,132	$41,994
Asian	$47,315, see rank	$62,709	$71,709
One Race, Other	$25,938, see rank	$33,101	$40,405
Two or More Races	$75,474, see rank	$47,697	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Fort Valley Area	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$22,418, see rank	$23,621	$25,955
25 to 44	$46,315, see rank	$53,226	$58,073
45 to 64	$54,326, see rank	$58,635	$64,486
65 or over	$32,127, see rank	$34,286	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Fort Valley Area	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,103, see rank	7,508,748	243,810,053
Male¹	10,620, 48.05%, see rank	48.21%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,286, 68.61%, see rank	70.18%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	57, 0.54%, see rank	1.34%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	7,229, 68.07%, see rank	68.84%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,360, 87.98%, see rank	89.26%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	869, 12.02%, see rank	10.74%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,334, 31.39%, see rank	29.82%	29.80%
Female¹	11,483, 51.95%, see rank	51.79%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,903, 51.41%, see rank	59.26%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.18%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	5,903, 51.41%, see rank	59.08%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,950, 83.86%, see rank	89.39%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	953, 16.14%, see rank	10.61%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,580, 48.59%, see rank	40.74%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Fort Valley Area	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,140, 100%	4,234,475	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,833, 79.29%, see rank	78.96%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,587, 14.25%, see rank	10.98%	10.03%
Public Transportation	10, 0.09%, see rank	2.17%	4.98%
Walked	285, 2.56%, see rank	1.55%	2.82%
Other Means	245, 2.20%, see rank	1.67%	1.76%
Worked at Home	180, 1.62%, see rank	4.66%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Fort Valley Area	22.2 minutes
Georgia	27.1 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Fort Valley Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,310	4,277,991	141,996,548
Male¹	6,360, 56.23%, see rank	52.00%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,113, 17.50%, see rank	31.69%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	891, 14.01%, see rank	13.85%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	865, 13.60%, see rank	18.07%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	221, 3.47%, see rank	0.94%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,068, 16.79%, see rank	9.94%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,437, 22.59%, see rank	18.77%	17.87%
Female¹	4,950, 43.77%, see rank	48.00%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,808, 36.53%, see rank	39.32%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,112, 22.46%, see rank	19.42%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,563, 31.58%, see rank	33.43%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 0.55%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	59, 1.19%, see rank	0.33%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	348, 7.03%, see rank	6.93%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Fort Valley Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,310, 100%	4,277,991	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	359, 3.17%, see rank	1.13%	1.90%
Construction	1,072, 9.48%, see rank	6.89%	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,202, 10.63%, see rank	10.91%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	239, 2.11%, see rank	3.12%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,170, 10.34%, see rank	11.87%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	688, 6.08%, see rank	5.99%	5.00%
Information	50, 0.44%, see rank	2.54%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	605, 5.35%, see rank	6.33%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	603, 5.33%, see rank	11.25%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,618, 23.15%, see rank	20.80%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	927, 8.20%, see rank	8.78%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,188, 10.50%, see rank	5.37%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	589, 5.21%, see rank	5.02%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Fort Valley Area	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	6,670	26.56%, see rank	17.41%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,266	18.78%, see rank	13.35%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.