La Follette Micro Area Income and Careers
As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of La Follette Area is $16,601, which is lower than the state average of $24,294 and is much lower than the national average of $28,051. La Follette Area median household income is $31,312. On average La Follette Area residents spend 26.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.0 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.4 minutes.
Per Capita Income, #907
La Follette Area | 16,601 USD |
Tennessee | 24,294 USD |
U.S. | 28,051 USD |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.
Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
La Follette Area | 23,931 USD |
Tennessee | 27,053 USD |
U.S. | 30,376 USD |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.
Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
La Follette Area | 28,277 USD |
Tennessee | 31,679 USD |
U.S. | 35,771 USD |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.
Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank
La Follette Area | 20,480 USD |
Tennessee | 22,735 USD |
U.S. | 25,299 USD |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.
Household Income
Median Household Income, #911La Follette Area | 31,312 USD |
Tennessee | 44,140 USD |
U.S. | 53,046 USD |
La Follette Area | 39,984 USD |
Tennessee | 60,861 USD |
U.S. | 73,034 USD |
La Follette Area | 8.02% |
Tennessee | 22.72% |
U.S. | 27.36% |
*The La Follette Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Tennessee and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.
Household Income Other than Earnings
La Follette Area | Tennessee | U.S. | ||||
%+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | %+ | Average Amount | |
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income | 10.80% | $6,629, see rank | 18.39% | $13,502 | 22.39% | $16,134 |
Social Security Income | 42.60% | $15,437, see rank | 30.85% | $16,312 | 28.34% | $16,727 |
Public Assistance Income | 2.06% | $1,425, see rank | 2.94% | $2,864 | 2.72% | $3,807 |
Retirement Income | 18.30% | $16,338, see rank | 18.10% | $19,345 | 17.61% | $23,126 |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.
Family Income
Median Family Income, see rankLa Follette Area | 39,148 USD |
Tennessee | 54,737 USD |
U.S. | 64,585 USD |
La Follette Area | 47,425 USD |
Tennessee | 71,757 USD |
U.S. | 85,065 USD |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.
Median Household Income by Races
La Follette Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
White | $31,270, see rank | $46,941 | $56,203 |
Black | $45,096, see rank | $31,979 | $35,564 |
Hispanic | $47,222, see rank | $33,956 | $41,994 |
Asian | $88,611, see rank | $65,058 | $71,709 |
American Indian, Alaska Native | $66,786, see rank | $33,097 | $37,469 |
One Race, Other | $65,375, see rank | $32,828 | $40,405 |
Two or More Races | $14,438, see rank | $34,115 | $46,787 |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.
Median Household Income by Age
La Follette Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
less than 25 | $21,625, see rank | $21,546 | $25,955 |
25 to 44 | $36,758, see rank | $48,640 | $58,073 |
45 to 64 | $32,946, see rank | $52,894 | $64,486 |
65 or over | $23,582, see rank | $31,905 | $36,181 |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.
Employment Status
La Follette Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
Population 16 Years and Over | 32,941, see rank | 5,030,090 | 243,810,053 |
Male1 | 15,937, 48.38%, see rank | 48.13% | 48.65% |
Male, In Labor Force:2 | 8,578, 53.82%, see rank | 68.08% | 70.20% |
Male, In Armed Forces2 | 12, 0.08%, see rank | 0.63% | 0.82% |
Male, Civilian2 | 8,566, 53.75%, see rank | 67.45% | 69.38% |
Male, Civilian, Employed3 | 7,172, 83.73%, see rank | 89.96% | 90.27% |
Male, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 1,394, 16.27%, see rank | 10.04% | 9.73% |
Male, Not in Labor Force2 | 7,359, 46.18%, see rank | 31.92% | 29.80% |
Female1 | 17,004, 51.62%, see rank | 51.87% | 51.35% |
Female, In Labor Force:2 | 7,194, 42.31%, see rank | 57.07% | 59.43% |
Female, In Armed Forces2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.13% |
Female, Civilian2 | 7,194, 42.31%, see rank | 56.99% | 59.30% |
Female, Civilian, Employed3 | 6,557, 91.15%, see rank | 90.54% | 91.21% |
Female, Civilian, Unemployed3 | 637, 8.85%, see rank | 9.46% | 8.79% |
Female, Not in Labor Force2 | 9,810, 57.69%, see rank | 42.93% | 40.57% |
2 Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
3 Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.
Commuting to Work
La Follette Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 13,460, 100% | 2,762,765 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 11,544, 85.77%, see rank | 83.36% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 1,388, 10.31%, see rank | 9.96% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 11, 0.08%, see rank | 0.80% | 4.98% |
Walked | 64, 0.48%, see rank | 1.34% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 181, 1.34%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 272, 2.02%, see rank | 3.45% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank
La Follette Area | 26.4 minutes |
Tennessee | 24.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.
Careers
Occupation
La Follette Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 13,729 | 2,815,491 | 141,996,548 |
Male1 | 7,172, 52.24%, see rank | 52.18% | 52.32% |
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,329, 18.53%, see rank | 29.26% | 32.75% |
Service Occupations2 | 1,022, 14.25%, see rank | 13.92% | 14.76% |
Sales and Office Occupations2 | 884, 12.33%, see rank | 17.79% | 17.65% |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 49, 0.68%, see rank | 0.79% | 1.11% |
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,140, 15.90%, see rank | 9.82% | 9.75% |
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,076, 28.95%, see rank | 21.73% | 17.87% |
Female1 | 6,557, 47.76%, see rank | 47.82% | 47.68% |
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,968, 30.01%, see rank | 37.41% | 39.35% |
Service Occupations2 | 1,385, 21.12%, see rank | 20.09% | 21.19% |
Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,331, 35.55%, see rank | 34.13% | 32.82% |
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 2, 0.03%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.29% |
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 871, 13.28%, see rank | 7.61% | 5.77% |
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
La Follette Area | Tennessee | U.S. | |
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 13,729, 100% | 2,815,491 | 141,996,548 |
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 310, 2.26%, see rank | 1.12% | 1.90% |
Construction | 1,351, 9.84%, see rank | 6.73% | 6.49% |
Manufacturing | 2,751, 20.04%, see rank | 12.95% | 10.62% |
Wholesale Trade | 266, 1.94%, see rank | 2.95% | 2.83% |
Retail Trade | 1,506, 10.97%, see rank | 12.09% | 11.57% |
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 765, 5.57%, see rank | 6.19% | 5.00% |
Information | 196, 1.43%, see rank | 1.98% | 2.21% |
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 707, 5.15%, see rank | 5.91% | 6.74% |
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 696, 5.07%, see rank | 8.96% | 10.66% |
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,796, 20.37%, see rank | 22.53% | 22.90% |
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,039, 7.57%, see rank | 9.13% | 9.18% |
Public Administration | 707, 5.15%, see rank | 4.46% | 4.94% |
Other Services, Except Public Administration | 639, 4.65%, see rank | 5.00% | 4.95% |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.
Poverty Level
La Follette Area | % | Tennessee | U.S. | |
Population in Poverty | 9,464 | 23.65%, see rank | 17.26% | 14.88% |
Family in Poverty | 2,056 | 18.87%, see rank | 12.99% | 10.92% |
*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.