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Joplin Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Joplin Area is $22,053, which is lower than the state average of $26,006 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Joplin Area median household income is $41,562. On average Joplin Area residents spend 18.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.8 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, #568

Joplin Area	22,053 USD
Missouri	26,006 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Joplin Area	25,617 USD
Missouri	28,460 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

Joplin Area	31,504 USD
Missouri	33,503 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

Joplin Area	21,386 USD
Missouri	23,943 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #624

Joplin Area	41,562 USD
Missouri	47,764 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Joplin Area	56,351 USD
Missouri	64,703 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Joplin Area	8.18%
Missouri	25.91%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Joplin Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Missouri 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

	Joplin Area		Missouri		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.96%	$12,315, see rank	20.61%	$13,169	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.91%	$16,545, see rank	31.38%	$17,364	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.50%	$2,371, see rank	2.43%	$3,006	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.90%	$16,251, see rank	18.89%	$21,065	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

Joplin Area	51,864 USD
Missouri	60,414 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Joplin Area	66,514 USD
Missouri	77,368 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

	Joplin Area	Missouri	U.S.
White	$41,904, see rank	$50,655	$56,900
Black	$29,024, see rank	$31,831	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,634, see rank	$38,431	$42,396
Asian	$67,321, see rank	$61,162	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$33,894, see rank	$35,855	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$26,301, see rank	$35,976	$53,370
One Race, Other	$30,208, see rank	$31,350	$40,300
Two or More Races	$38,069, see rank	$37,293	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Joplin Area	Missouri	U.S.
less than 25	$27,607, see rank	$23,579	$25,788
25 to 44	$48,652, see rank	$53,109	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,340, see rank	$57,978	$65,027
65 or over	$30,552, see rank	$34,776	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Joplin Area	Missouri	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	135,726, see rank	4,781,853	248,775,628
Male¹	65,809, 48.49%, see rank	48.46%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	45,989, 69.88%, see rank	68.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	120, 0.18%, see rank	0.72%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	45,869, 69.70%, see rank	67.56%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	42,473, 92.60%, see rank	90.97%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,396, 7.40%, see rank	9.03%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19,820, 30.12%, see rank	31.73%	30.72%
Female¹	69,917, 51.51%, see rank	51.54%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	40,935, 58.55%, see rank	59.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	10, 0.01%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	40,925, 58.53%, see rank	59.61%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	37,942, 92.71%, see rank	92.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,983, 7.29%, see rank	7.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	28,982, 41.45%, see rank	40.25%	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

	Joplin Area	Missouri	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	79,198, 100%	2,747,017	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	65,508, 82.71%, see rank	81.59%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,849, 9.91%, see rank	9.42%	9.59%
Public Transportation	208, 0.26%, see rank	1.48%	5.06%
Walked	1,274, 1.61%, see rank	1.97%	2.78%
Other Means	1,241, 1.57%, see rank	1.28%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3,118, 3.94%, see rank	4.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Joplin Area	18.7 minutes
Missouri	22.8 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

	Joplin Area	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	80,415	2,779,991	143,435,233
Male¹	42,473, 52.82%, see rank	51.22%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10,475, 24.66%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	5,872, 13.83%, see rank	14.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,529, 17.73%, see rank	17.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	568, 1.34%, see rank	0.99%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,816, 8.98%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,056, 26.03%, see rank	20.09%	17.94%
Female¹	37,942, 47.18%, see rank	48.78%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12,655, 33.35%, see rank	39.21%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	8,545, 22.52%, see rank	21.41%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,192, 34.77%, see rank	32.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	86, 0.23%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	128, 0.34%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,229, 8.51%, see rank	5.97%	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

	Joplin Area	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	80,415, 100%	2,779,991	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,598, 1.99%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	4,801, 5.97%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	13,771, 17.12%, see rank	11.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,167, 2.69%, see rank	2.73%	2.75%
Retail Trade	10,488, 13.04%, see rank	12.05%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,455, 5.54%, see rank	5.01%	4.93%
Information	1,914, 2.38%, see rank	2.10%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,119, 3.88%, see rank	6.85%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	5,884, 7.32%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	17,833, 22.18%, see rank	24.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	7,398, 9.20%, see rank	9.26%	9.49%
Public Administration	2,489, 3.10%, see rank	4.57%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,498, 5.59%, see rank	4.82%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Joplin Area	%	Missouri	U.S.
Population in Poverty	28,850	16.82%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,237	11.60%, see rank	11.14%	11.47%

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