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Jefferson, NC Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Jefferson is $14,694, which is much lower than the state average of $24,745 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Jefferson median household income is $20,094, which has shrunk by 12.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 10.57% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Jefferson residents spend 13.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.1 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, #628

Jefferson, NC	14,694 USD
North Carolina	24,745 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jefferson, NC	12,857 USD
North Carolina	26,972 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

Jefferson, NC	9,718 USD
North Carolina	31,400 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

Jefferson, NC	15,000 USD
North Carolina	22,650 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #695

Jefferson, NC	20,094 USD
North Carolina	45,570 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jefferson, NC	31,834 USD
North Carolina	61,781 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #575

Jefferson, NC		-12.05%
North Carolina		10.57%
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

	Jefferson, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.21%	$13,778, see rank	21.57%	$14,018	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	40.89%	$12,251, see rank	28.23%	$15,245	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	2.15%	$1,685, see rank	1.71%	$2,928	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.04%	$16,557, see rank	17.89%	$20,102	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

Jefferson, NC	26,786 USD
North Carolina	56,153 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jefferson, NC	38,084 USD
North Carolina	72,592 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

	Jefferson, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$20,212, see rank	$51,111	$54,999
Hispanic	$12,361, see rank	$34,523	$41,534
One Race, Other	$13,750, see rank	$32,068	$40,847

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jefferson, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$8,859, see rank	$24,215	$26,465
25 to 44	$19,600, see rank	$50,584	$57,132
45 to 64	$39,063, see rank	$54,312	$63,398
65 or over	$18,409, see rank	$31,025	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Jefferson, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,367	see rank	7,287,107	238,733,844
Male¹	498	36.43%, see rank	48.09%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	247	49.60%, see rank	70.94%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	2.19%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	247	49.60%, see rank	68.75%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	205	83.00%, see rank	91.11%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	42	17.00%, see rank	8.89%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	251	50.40%, see rank	29.06%	29.08%
Female¹	869	63.57%, see rank	51.91%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	306	35.21%, see rank	59.21%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	306	35.21%, see rank	58.98%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	285	93.14%, see rank	91.40%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	21	6.86%, see rank	8.60%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	563	64.79%, see rank	40.79%	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

	Jefferson, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	476	100%	4,205,946	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	415	87.18%, see rank	80.50%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	42	8.82%, see rank	11.44%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.02%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	1.79%	2.85%
Other Means	15	3.15%, see rank	1.31%	1.72%
Worked at Home	4	0.84%, see rank	3.94%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jefferson, NC	13.6 minutes
North Carolina	23.1 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

	Jefferson, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	490	-	4,234,087	141,833,331
Male¹	205	41.84%, see rank	51.84%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	38	18.54%, see rank	29.91%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	41	20.00%, see rank	13.08%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47	22.93%, see rank	17.14%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.22%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34	16.59%, see rank	11.91%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23	11.22%, see rank	19.59%	18.08%
Female¹	285	58.16%, see rank	48.16%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	69	24.21%, see rank	39.22%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	88	30.88%, see rank	19.81%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109	38.25%, see rank	32.05%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.37%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19	6.67%, see rank	7.97%	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

	Jefferson, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	490	100%	4,234,087	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	1.44%	1.86%
Construction	58	11.84%, see rank	8.25%	7.13%
Manufacturing	44	8.98%, see rank	13.42%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	0	0.00%, see rank	3.03%	3.06%
Retail Trade	78	15.92%, see rank	11.56%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9	1.84%, see rank	4.41%	5.07%
Information	8	1.63%, see rank	1.94%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	27	5.51%, see rank	6.57%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41	8.37%, see rank	9.17%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	101	20.61%, see rank	22.58%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	73	14.90%, see rank	8.56%	8.86%
Public Administration	14	2.86%, see rank	4.30%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	37	7.55%, see rank	4.77%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Jefferson, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	366	29.66%, see rank	15.53%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	97	25.80%, see rank	11.37%	10.08%

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