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Hereford Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Hereford Area is $17,855, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Hereford Area median household income is $42,995. On average Hereford Area residents spend 15.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 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, #823

Hereford Area	17,855 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hereford Area	25,266 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Hereford Area	28,411 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Hereford Area	20,870 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #549

Hereford Area	42,995 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hereford Area	54,896 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Hereford Area	10.67%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Hereford Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas 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

	Hereford Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.13%	$21,216, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.04%	$16,045, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.16%	$1,549, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.90%	$18,552, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Hereford Area	50,836 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hereford Area	62,365 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Hereford Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$45,361, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$23,553, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,762, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$24,750, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$30,250, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Hereford Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$29,722, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,694, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,480, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$29,662, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Hereford Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,783, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	6,800, 49.34%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,009, 73.66%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.04%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,006, 73.62%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,752, 94.93%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	254, 5.07%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,791, 26.34%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	6,983, 50.66%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,711, 53.14%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,711, 53.14%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,458, 93.18%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	253, 6.82%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,272, 46.86%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Hereford Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,008, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,141, 76.69%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,432, 17.88%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	33, 0.41%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	77, 0.96%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	60, 0.75%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	265, 3.31%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hereford Area	15.0 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Hereford Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,210	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	4,752, 57.88%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	908, 19.11%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	403, 8.48%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	585, 12.31%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	575, 12.10%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	395, 8.31%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,659, 34.91%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	3,458, 42.12%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,303, 37.68%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	797, 23.05%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,024, 29.61%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	62, 1.79%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	272, 7.87%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Hereford Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,210, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,176, 14.32%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	539, 6.57%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,168, 14.23%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	201, 2.45%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	921, 11.22%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	719, 8.76%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	110, 1.34%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	276, 3.36%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	385, 4.69%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,624, 19.78%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	321, 3.91%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	266, 3.24%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	504, 6.14%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Hereford Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,643	19.14%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	721	15.71%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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