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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houston is $22,998, which is about the same as the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Houston median household income is $50,139, which has grown by 100.56% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.22% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Houston residents spend 42.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is much higher than the state average of 21.1 minutes and is much 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, #97

Houston, AR	22,998 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houston, AR	26,765 USD
Arkansas	26,180 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

Houston, AR	26,042 USD
Arkansas	31,010 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

Houston, AR	27,159 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #62

Houston, AR	50,139 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houston, AR	72,227 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #21

Houston, AR	100.56%
Arkansas	28.22%
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

	Houston, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.04%	$665, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.97%	$17,606, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.77%	$4,250, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.58%	$14,252, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	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

Houston, AR	52,596 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houston, AR	85,938 USD
Arkansas	66,972 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

	Houston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$50,139, see rank	$44,553	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Houston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
25 to 44	$97,813, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,625, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$28,750, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Houston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	288, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	120, 41.67%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	68, 56.67%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	68, 56.67%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	62, 91.18%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	6, 8.82%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	52, 43.33%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	168, 58.33%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	92, 54.76%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	92, 54.76%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	62, 67.39%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	30, 32.61%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	76, 45.24%, see rank	45.92%	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

	Houston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	124, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	99, 79.84%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18, 14.52%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 1.61%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5, 4.03%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houston, AR	42.3 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 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

	Houston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	124	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	62, 50.00%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2, 3.23%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	11, 17.74%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 20.97%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 22.58%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	20, 32.26%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	62, 50.00%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9, 14.52%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	16, 25.81%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37, 59.68%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.99%	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

	Houston, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	124, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7, 5.65%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	13, 10.48%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	15, 12.10%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 15.32%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12, 9.68%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 3.23%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	4, 3.23%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2, 1.61%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 1.61%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	18, 14.52%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2, 1.61%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	22, 17.74%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 3.23%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Houston, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	48	13.15%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	12	14.12%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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