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Humboldt Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Humboldt Area is $20,307, which is lower than the state average of $24,294 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Humboldt Area median household income is $36,981. On average Humboldt Area residents spend 23.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.0 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, #733

Humboldt Area	20,307 USD
Tennessee	24,294 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Humboldt Area	25,160 USD
Tennessee	27,053 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

Humboldt Area	28,574 USD
Tennessee	31,679 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

Humboldt Area	21,928 USD
Tennessee	22,735 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #813

Humboldt Area	36,981 USD
Tennessee	44,140 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Humboldt Area	50,255 USD
Tennessee	60,861 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Humboldt Area	8.61%
Tennessee	22.72%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Humboldt Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee 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

	Humboldt Area		Tennessee		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.64%	$11,142, see rank	18.39%	$13,502	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	36.12%	$15,558, see rank	30.85%	$16,312	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	3.00%	$3,058, see rank	2.94%	$2,864	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	19.31%	$19,726, see rank	18.10%	$19,345	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

Humboldt Area	47,701 USD
Tennessee	54,737 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Humboldt Area	60,033 USD
Tennessee	71,757 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

	Humboldt Area	Tennessee	U.S.
White	$41,127, see rank	$46,941	$56,203
Black	$22,833, see rank	$31,979	$35,564
Hispanic	$24,535, see rank	$33,956	$41,994
Asian	$36,719, see rank	$65,058	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$35,000, see rank	$33,097	$37,469
One Race, Other	$24,235, see rank	$32,828	$40,405
Two or More Races	$25,455, see rank	$34,115	$46,787

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Humboldt Area	Tennessee	U.S.
less than 25	$33,750, see rank	$21,546	$25,955
25 to 44	$45,119, see rank	$48,640	$58,073
45 to 64	$38,618, see rank	$52,894	$64,486
65 or over	$28,451, see rank	$31,905	$36,181

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

Employment Status

	Humboldt Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	38,724, see rank	5,030,090	243,810,053
Male¹	18,069, 46.66%, see rank	48.13%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	11,849, 65.58%, see rank	68.08%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	82, 0.45%, see rank	0.63%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	11,767, 65.12%, see rank	67.45%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,987, 84.87%, see rank	89.96%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,780, 15.13%, see rank	10.04%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,220, 34.42%, see rank	31.92%	29.80%
Female¹	20,655, 53.34%, see rank	51.87%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,866, 52.61%, see rank	57.07%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	10,866, 52.61%, see rank	56.99%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,785, 90.05%, see rank	90.54%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,081, 9.95%, see rank	9.46%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,789, 47.39%, see rank	42.93%	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

	Humboldt Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	19,542, 100%	2,762,765	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,464, 89.37%, see rank	83.36%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,253, 6.41%, see rank	9.96%	10.03%
Public Transportation	5, 0.03%, see rank	0.80%	4.98%
Walked	200, 1.02%, see rank	1.34%	2.82%
Other Means	159, 0.81%, see rank	1.09%	1.76%
Worked at Home	461, 2.36%, see rank	3.45%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Humboldt Area	23.4 minutes
Tennessee	24.0 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

	Humboldt Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,772	2,815,491	141,996,548
Male¹	9,987, 50.51%, see rank	52.18%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,303, 23.06%, see rank	29.26%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,050, 10.51%, see rank	13.92%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,625, 16.27%, see rank	17.79%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	218, 2.18%, see rank	0.79%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	914, 9.15%, see rank	9.82%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,015, 30.19%, see rank	21.73%	17.87%
Female¹	9,785, 49.49%, see rank	47.82%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,172, 32.42%, see rank	37.41%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,148, 21.95%, see rank	20.09%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,236, 33.07%, see rank	34.13%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 0.12%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 0.20%, see rank	0.32%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,197, 12.23%, see rank	7.61%	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

	Humboldt Area	Tennessee	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	19,772, 100%	2,815,491	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	517, 2.61%, see rank	1.12%	1.90%
Construction	1,295, 6.55%, see rank	6.73%	6.49%
Manufacturing	3,821, 19.33%, see rank	12.95%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	659, 3.33%, see rank	2.95%	2.83%
Retail Trade	2,423, 12.25%, see rank	12.09%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	895, 4.53%, see rank	6.19%	5.00%
Information	252, 1.27%, see rank	1.98%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	859, 4.34%, see rank	5.91%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,309, 6.62%, see rank	8.96%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,769, 24.12%, see rank	22.53%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,091, 5.52%, see rank	9.13%	9.18%
Public Administration	949, 4.80%, see rank	4.46%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	933, 4.72%, see rank	5.00%	4.95%

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

Poverty Level

	Humboldt Area	%	Tennessee	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,039	18.60%, see rank	17.26%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,721	13.49%, see rank	12.99%	10.92%

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