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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houston County is $17,830, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Houston County median household income is $32,855, which has grown by 16.84% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Houston County residents spend 23.2 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, #230

Houston County	17,830 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

Houston County	22,718 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

Houston County	25,488 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

Houston County	19,330 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, #242

Houston County	32,855 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houston County	48,127 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #248

Houston County	16.84%
Texas	31.68%
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 County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.61%	$12,724, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.01%	$15,797, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.48%	$1,882, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.12%	$22,505, 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

Houston County	47,178 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houston County	60,844 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

	Houston County	Texas	U.S.
White	$42,103, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$18,741, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,732, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$28,393, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$44,375, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Houston County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$19,750, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$35,107, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$39,612, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$28,674, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Houston County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,105, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	10,262, 53.71%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,604, 44.86%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.12%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,592, 44.75%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,064, 88.50%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	528, 11.50%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,658, 55.14%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	8,843, 46.29%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,965, 44.84%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,965, 44.84%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,727, 94.00%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	238, 6.00%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,878, 55.16%, 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

	Houston County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,657, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,973, 78.01%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,088, 14.21%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.05%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	128, 1.67%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	99, 1.29%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	365, 4.77%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houston County	23.2 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

	Houston County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,791	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	4,064, 52.16%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	592, 14.57%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	893, 21.97%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	588, 14.47%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	114, 2.81%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	633, 15.58%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	919, 22.61%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	3,727, 47.84%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,227, 32.92%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,097, 29.43%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,205, 32.33%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 0.13%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	165, 4.43%, 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

	Houston County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,791, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	573, 7.35%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	630, 8.09%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	649, 8.33%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	151, 1.94%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	914, 11.73%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	440, 5.65%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	32, 0.41%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	494, 6.34%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	299, 3.84%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,843, 23.66%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	515, 6.61%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	813, 10.44%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	438, 5.62%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Houston County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,552	22.51%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	862	16.81%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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