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Karnes City, TX Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Karnes City is $17,287, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Karnes City median household income is $31,685, which has grown by 25.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 31.68% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Karnes City residents spend 13.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 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, #1152

Karnes City, TX	17,287 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Karnes City, TX	21,639 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Karnes City, TX	27,201 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Karnes City, TX	17,586 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1299

Karnes City, TX	31,685 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Karnes City, TX	49,457 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #898

Karnes City, TX	25.95%
Texas	31.68%
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

	Karnes City, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.73%	$35,021, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.24%	$12,100, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.62%	$233, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.33%	$21,398, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Karnes City, TX	41,563 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Karnes City, TX	56,618 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Karnes City, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$31,175, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$63,000, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,397, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$46,917, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Karnes City, TX	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$62,813, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,583, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$32,377, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$15,625, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Karnes City, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,461, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	1,407, 57.17%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	597, 42.43%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	597, 42.43%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	569, 95.31%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	28, 4.69%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	810, 57.57%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	1,054, 42.83%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	618, 58.63%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	618, 58.63%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	602, 97.41%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	16, 2.59%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	436, 41.37%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Karnes City, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,167, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	967, 82.86%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	119, 10.20%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	39, 3.34%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	29, 2.49%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13, 1.11%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Karnes City, TX	13.4 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Karnes City, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,171	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	569, 48.59%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65, 11.42%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	85, 14.94%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	51, 8.96%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	171, 30.05%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	162, 28.47%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	602, 51.41%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	144, 23.92%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	188, 31.23%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	224, 37.21%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	46, 7.64%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Karnes City, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,171, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	79, 6.75%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	111, 9.48%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	122, 10.42%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 0.43%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	131, 11.19%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	106, 9.05%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	17, 1.45%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	36, 3.07%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	32, 2.73%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	278, 23.74%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	37, 3.16%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	142, 12.13%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	75, 6.40%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Karnes City, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	858	32.22%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	165	25.35%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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