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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson County is $26,896, which is higher than the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jefferson County median household income is $45,239, which has grown by 22.71% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jefferson County residents spend 23.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.1 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, #3

Jefferson County	26,896 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson County	30,087 USD
Alabama	27,174 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

Jefferson County	34,794 USD
Alabama	33,320 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

Jefferson County	25,915 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #11

Jefferson County	45,239 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson County	66,254 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #45

Jefferson County	22.71%
Alabama	27.47%
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

	Jefferson County		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.88%	$15,970, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.90%	$17,168, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.01%	$2,158, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.33%	$22,916, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	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

Jefferson County	59,128 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson County	80,328 USD
Alabama	71,423 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

	Jefferson County	Alabama	U.S.
White	$59,596, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$32,292, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,351, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$54,361, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$34,306, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$165,625, see rank	$95,848	$53,370
One Race, Other	$33,034, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$44,219, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson County	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$20,421, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$50,002, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,537, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$34,471, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson County	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	522,746, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	242,283, 46.35%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	162,382, 67.02%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	305, 0.13%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	162,077, 66.90%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	145,998, 90.08%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	16,079, 9.92%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	79,901, 32.98%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	280,463, 53.65%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	160,587, 57.26%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	167, 0.06%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	160,420, 57.20%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	144,450, 90.04%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15,970, 9.96%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	119,876, 42.74%, see rank	46.46%	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

	Jefferson County	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	286,057, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	243,513, 85.13%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26,599, 9.30%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,703, 0.94%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	3,632, 1.27%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	2,409, 0.84%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	7,201, 2.52%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson County	23.3 minutes
Alabama	24.1 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

	Jefferson County	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	290,448	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	145,998, 50.27%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	50,427, 34.54%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	21,263, 14.56%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	25,970, 17.79%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	455, 0.31%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,996, 8.22%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	27,447, 18.80%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	144,450, 49.73%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	61,077, 42.28%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	27,125, 18.78%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	49,298, 34.13%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	63, 0.04%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	457, 0.32%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,949, 4.12%, see rank	7.37%	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

	Jefferson County	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	290,448, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,051, 0.71%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	16,215, 5.58%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	24,524, 8.44%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9,135, 3.15%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	32,150, 11.07%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15,703, 5.41%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	6,714, 2.31%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25,616, 8.82%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	30,278, 10.42%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	74,357, 25.60%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	25,823, 8.89%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	11,971, 4.12%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15,911, 5.48%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson County	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	120,510	18.70%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	24,544	14.80%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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