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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Jackson County is $17,177, which is much lower than the state average of $26,551 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Jackson County median household income is $38,257, which has grown by 28.62% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 14.40% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Jackson County residents spend 23.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.8 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #55

Jackson County	17,177 USD
Florida	26,551 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jackson County	22,673 USD
Florida	27,288 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jackson County	26,284 USD
Florida	31,533 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jackson County	21,174 USD
Florida	23,837 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #48

Jackson County	38,257 USD
Florida	47,661 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jackson County	48,377 USD
Florida	66,323 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #18

Jackson County	28.62%
Florida	14.40%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Jackson County		Florida		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.35%	$8,069, see rank	23.83%	$21,582	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	36.38%	$13,268, see rank	33.18%	$15,935	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.88%	$2,753, see rank	1.49%	$3,227	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	23.88%	$19,421, see rank	19.12%	$22,868	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jackson County	49,600 USD
Florida	57,204 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jackson County	58,344 USD
Florida	77,033 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jackson County	Florida	U.S.
White	$42,028, see rank	$50,316	$54,999
Black	$25,186, see rank	$35,197	$35,194
Hispanic	$26,739, see rank	$41,758	$41,534
Asian	$100,586, see rank	$57,818	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,932, see rank	$41,145	$36,779
One Race, Other	$52,594, see rank	$41,983	$40,847
Two or More Races	$14,861, see rank	$43,199	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jackson County	Florida	U.S.
less than 25	$22,250, see rank	$27,317	$26,465
25 to 44	$44,135, see rank	$52,746	$57,132
45 to 64	$42,492, see rank	$56,673	$63,398
65 or over	$27,659, see rank	$34,987	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jackson County	%	Florida	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	40,883	see rank	14,988,197	238,733,844
Male¹	22,767	55.69%, see rank	48.35%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	9,522	41.82%, see rank	66.66%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	33	0.14%, see rank	0.69%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	9,489	41.68%, see rank	65.97%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	8,696	91.64%, see rank	90.87%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	793	8.36%, see rank	9.13%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13,245	58.18%, see rank	33.34%	29.08%
Female¹	18,116	44.31%, see rank	51.65%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,771	48.42%, see rank	56.28%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	8,771	48.42%, see rank	56.16%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,999	91.20%, see rank	91.38%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	772	8.80%, see rank	8.62%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,345	51.58%, see rank	43.72%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jackson County	%	Florida	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,032	100%	8,165,401	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,240	82.58%, see rank	79.44%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,771	11.05%, see rank	10.39%	10.35%
Public Transportation	33	0.21%, see rank	1.96%	4.94%
Walked	327	2.04%, see rank	1.62%	2.85%
Other Means	245	1.53%, see rank	2.20%	1.72%
Worked at Home	416	2.59%, see rank	4.38%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jackson County	23.1 minutes
Florida	25.8 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jackson County	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,695	-	8,317,203	141,833,331
Male¹	8,696	52.09%, see rank	52.23%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,225	25.59%, see rank	30.06%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	2,344	26.95%, see rank	16.71%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,105	12.71%, see rank	20.21%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	114	1.31%, see rank	1.03%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	987	11.35%, see rank	11.85%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,290	14.83%, see rank	13.62%	18.08%
Female¹	7,999	47.91%, see rank	47.77%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,016	37.70%, see rank	35.80%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2,210	27.63%, see rank	21.57%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,268	28.35%, see rank	37.16%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14	0.18%, see rank	0.36%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	67	0.84%, see rank	0.47%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	411	5.14%, see rank	4.33%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jackson County	%	Florida	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,695	100%	8,317,203	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	438	2.62%, see rank	1.10%	1.86%
Construction	1,217	7.29%, see rank	8.56%	7.13%
Manufacturing	917	5.49%, see rank	5.76%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	451	2.70%, see rank	3.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,796	10.76%, see rank	13.05%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	984	5.89%, see rank	5.17%	5.07%
Information	242	1.45%, see rank	2.27%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	704	4.22%, see rank	8.16%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	806	4.83%, see rank	11.84%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,351	26.06%, see rank	19.88%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,149	6.88%, see rank	10.90%	8.86%
Public Administration	2,742	16.42%, see rank	4.84%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	898	5.38%, see rank	5.26%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jackson County	%	Florida	U.S.
Population in Poverty	8,084	19.65%, see rank	13.82%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	1,234	11.03%, see rank	9.88%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.