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Greenwood Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Greenwood Area is $15,967, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Greenwood Area median household income is $27,404. On average Greenwood Area residents spend 18.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 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, #850

Greenwood Area	15,967 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Greenwood Area	24,209 USD
Mississippi	26,188 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

Greenwood Area	29,715 USD
Mississippi	31,341 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

Greenwood Area	21,482 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #864

Greenwood Area	27,404 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Greenwood Area	41,889 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Greenwood Area	27.50%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Greenwood Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi 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

	Greenwood Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.22%	$8,795, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.90%	$15,385, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.41%	$2,333, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.74%	$17,026, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	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

Greenwood Area	33,479 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Greenwood Area	48,916 USD
Mississippi	64,194 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

	Greenwood Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$41,341, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$19,143, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$17,181, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$76,000, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
One Race, Other	$25,484, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,750, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Greenwood Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$10,345, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$28,777, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,313, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$22,002, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Greenwood Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	32,574, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	15,547, 47.73%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	8,124, 52.25%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	8,124, 52.25%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,600, 81.24%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,524, 18.76%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,423, 47.75%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	17,027, 52.27%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,888, 46.33%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	7,888, 46.33%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,823, 86.50%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,065, 13.50%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,139, 53.67%, see rank	45.80%	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

	Greenwood Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	13,231, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,505, 86.95%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,151, 8.70%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	43, 0.32%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	259, 1.96%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	138, 1.04%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	135, 1.02%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Greenwood Area	18.9 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 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

	Greenwood Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,423	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	6,600, 49.17%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,631, 24.71%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,119, 16.95%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	987, 14.95%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	218, 3.30%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	680, 10.30%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,501, 22.74%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	6,823, 50.83%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,464, 36.11%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,694, 24.83%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,917, 28.10%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	16, 0.23%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	36, 0.53%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	680, 9.97%, see rank	7.58%	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

	Greenwood Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,423, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	785, 5.85%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	709, 5.28%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,793, 13.36%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	339, 2.53%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,576, 11.74%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	639, 4.76%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	134, 1.00%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	405, 3.02%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	773, 5.76%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,710, 27.64%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	924, 6.88%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	932, 6.94%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	704, 5.24%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Greenwood Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,630	36.30%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,886	29.50%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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