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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Hope Area is $18,147, which is lower than the state average of $22,007 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. Hope Area median household income is $32,284. On average Hope Area residents spend 21.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 20.9 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, #864

Hope Area	18,147 USD
Arkansas	22,007 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Hope Area	20,788 USD
Arkansas	25,421 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

Hope Area	25,603 USD
Arkansas	30,343 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

Hope Area	17,137 USD
Arkansas	21,098 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #900

Hope Area	32,284 USD
Arkansas	40,531 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Hope Area	44,316 USD
Arkansas	55,158 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Hope Area		-6.63%
Arkansas		28.22%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Hope Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arkansas 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

	Hope Area		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.61%	$9,220, see rank	17.46%	$12,858	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	39.14%	$14,238, see rank	33.94%	$15,861	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.05%	$3,264, see rank	2.21%	$3,141	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.54%	$18,658, see rank	17.33%	$18,867	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

Hope Area	43,332 USD
Arkansas	50,453 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Hope Area	52,280 USD
Arkansas	64,955 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

	Hope Area	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$39,610, see rank	$43,752	$56,203
Black	$22,553, see rank	$26,190	$35,564
Hispanic	$22,482, see rank	$33,542	$41,994
American Indian, Alaska Native	$16,429, see rank	$40,056	$37,469
One Race, Other	$44,698, see rank	$34,336	$40,405
Two or More Races	$29,792, see rank	$32,693	$46,787

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Hope Area	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$17,208, see rank	$22,168	$25,955
25 to 44	$34,911, see rank	$45,367	$58,073
45 to 64	$38,498, see rank	$48,465	$64,486
65 or over	$26,884, see rank	$30,293	$36,181

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

Employment Status

	Hope Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	24,404, see rank	2,285,328	243,810,053
Male¹	11,639, 47.69%, see rank	48.50%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,550, 64.87%, see rank	65.45%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	15, 0.13%, see rank	0.54%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	7,535, 64.74%, see rank	64.91%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,853, 90.95%, see rank	91.07%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	682, 9.05%, see rank	8.93%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,089, 35.13%, see rank	34.55%	29.80%
Female¹	12,765, 52.31%, see rank	51.50%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,333, 57.45%, see rank	55.38%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.07%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	7,333, 57.45%, see rank	55.31%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,462, 88.12%, see rank	91.84%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	871, 11.88%, see rank	8.16%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,432, 42.55%, see rank	44.62%	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

	Hope Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,994, 100%	1,232,938	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,491, 80.74%, see rank	81.62%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,633, 12.57%, see rank	11.50%	10.03%
Public Transportation	117, 0.90%, see rank	0.44%	4.98%
Walked	150, 1.15%, see rank	1.81%	2.82%
Other Means	274, 2.11%, see rank	1.34%	1.76%
Worked at Home	329, 2.53%, see rank	3.30%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Hope Area	21.3 minutes
Arkansas	20.9 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

	Hope Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,315	1,253,069	141,996,548
Male¹	6,853, 51.47%, see rank	52.29%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,019, 14.87%, see rank	26.11%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	819, 11.95%, see rank	12.93%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	839, 12.24%, see rank	16.50%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	256, 3.74%, see rank	2.17%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	712, 10.39%, see rank	10.80%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,612, 38.11%, see rank	24.23%	17.87%
Female¹	6,462, 48.53%, see rank	47.71%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,086, 32.28%, see rank	35.77%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,324, 20.49%, see rank	21.44%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,109, 32.64%, see rank	33.41%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24, 0.37%, see rank	0.30%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	862, 13.34%, see rank	8.48%	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

	Hope Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	13,315, 100%	1,253,069	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	619, 4.65%, see rank	3.36%	1.90%
Construction	982, 7.38%, see rank	6.98%	6.49%
Manufacturing	2,760, 20.73%, see rank	14.22%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	252, 1.89%, see rank	2.65%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,540, 11.57%, see rank	13.33%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,089, 8.18%, see rank	5.52%	5.00%
Information	84, 0.63%, see rank	1.68%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	389, 2.92%, see rank	4.99%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	749, 5.63%, see rank	6.80%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,032, 22.77%, see rank	23.32%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	785, 5.90%, see rank	7.63%	9.18%
Public Administration	609, 4.57%, see rank	4.73%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	425, 3.19%, see rank	4.80%	4.95%

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

Poverty Level

	Hope Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,350	26.91%, see rank	18.72%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,772	21.37%, see rank	14.08%	10.92%

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