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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hale County is $18,774, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Hale County median household income is $30,839, which has grown by 19.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Hale County residents spend 28.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 minutes and is higher 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, #49

Hale County	18,774 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

Hale County	24,434 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

Hale County	27,275 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

Hale County	21,148 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, #57

Hale County	30,839 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hale County	45,620 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #52

Hale County	19.50%
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

	Hale County		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.25%	$21,839, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.94%	$14,699, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.31%	$1,315, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.88%	$20,699, 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

Hale County	39,617 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hale County	53,130 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

	Hale County	Alabama	U.S.
White	$46,461, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$22,968, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,115, see rank	$34,763	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Hale County	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$10,650, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,069, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$31,786, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$25,852, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Hale County	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	12,109, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	5,671, 46.83%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,926, 51.60%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9, 0.16%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,917, 51.44%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,590, 88.79%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	327, 11.21%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,745, 48.40%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	6,438, 53.17%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,102, 48.18%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,102, 48.18%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,620, 84.46%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	482, 15.54%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,336, 51.82%, 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

	Hale County	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,117, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,404, 86.07%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	566, 11.06%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.04%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	18, 0.35%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	74, 1.45%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	53, 1.04%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hale County	28.7 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

	Hale County	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,210	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	2,590, 49.71%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	434, 16.76%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	301, 11.62%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	256, 9.88%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	156, 6.02%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	334, 12.90%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	913, 35.25%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	2,620, 50.29%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	894, 34.12%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	552, 21.07%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	862, 32.90%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	37, 1.41%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 0.19%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	270, 10.31%, 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

	Hale County	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,210, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	369, 7.08%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	339, 6.51%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	864, 16.58%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	136, 2.61%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	780, 14.97%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	197, 3.78%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	21, 0.40%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	213, 4.09%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	310, 5.95%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,463, 28.08%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	144, 2.76%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	272, 5.22%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	102, 1.96%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Hale County	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,213	27.91%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	969	24.64%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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