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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jefferson County is $19,847, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jefferson County median household income is $36,799, which has grown by 17.47% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.22% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jefferson County residents spend 20.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.1 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, #34

Jefferson County	19,847 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

Jefferson County	26,021 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

Jefferson County	32,160 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

Jefferson County	22,325 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, #34

Jefferson County	36,799 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson County	50,958 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #63

Jefferson County	17.47%
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

	Jefferson County		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.59%	$9,274, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.46%	$16,590, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.98%	$3,617, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.06%	$19,059, 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

Jefferson County	48,229 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson County	62,796 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

	Jefferson County	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$47,915, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$28,394, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$21,993, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Asian	$57,069, see rank	$55,922	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$30,568, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
One Race, Other	$23,056, see rank	$33,038	$40,300
Two or More Races	$45,957, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson County	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$11,956, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$36,203, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,544, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$30,934, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson County	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	59,087, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	28,651, 48.49%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,733, 54.91%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	49, 0.17%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	15,684, 54.74%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	13,497, 86.06%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,187, 13.94%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	12,918, 45.09%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	30,436, 51.51%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	17,014, 55.90%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	17,014, 55.90%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	15,059, 88.51%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,955, 11.49%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	13,422, 44.10%, 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

	Jefferson County	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	28,132, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	23,924, 85.04%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,636, 9.37%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	140, 0.50%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	270, 0.96%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	541, 1.92%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	621, 2.21%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson County	20.7 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

	Jefferson County	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,556	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	13,497, 47.27%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,900, 21.49%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,488, 18.43%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,956, 14.49%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	209, 1.55%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	954, 7.07%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,044, 29.96%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	15,059, 52.73%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,194, 34.49%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,540, 23.51%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,793, 31.83%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 0.24%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	43, 0.29%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,416, 9.40%, 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

	Jefferson County	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	28,556, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	415, 1.45%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	1,148, 4.02%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,487, 15.71%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	938, 3.28%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	3,068, 10.74%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,588, 5.56%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	342, 1.20%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,276, 4.47%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,930, 6.76%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,711, 27.00%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,630, 5.71%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,764, 9.68%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,259, 4.41%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,861	24.52%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,435	19.13%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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