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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lithonia is $13,916, which is much lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lithonia median household income is $25,945, which has grown by 10.89% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lithonia residents spend 35.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 27.4 minutes and is higher 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, #496

Lithonia, GA	13,916 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lithonia, GA	20,969 USD
Georgia	29,424 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

Lithonia, GA	21,925 USD
Georgia	33,645 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

Lithonia, GA	19,653 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #493

Lithonia, GA	25,945 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lithonia, GA	33,031 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #318

Lithonia, GA	10.89%
Georgia	16.28%
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

	Lithonia, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	5.27%	$4,683, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.24%	$14,670, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.01%	$2,268, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.92%	$11,738, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	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

Lithonia, GA	34,600 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lithonia, GA	39,660 USD
Georgia	78,856 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

	Lithonia, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$24,375, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$25,929, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,250, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
One Race, Other	$35,938, see rank	$34,510	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lithonia, GA	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$13,854, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$30,714, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$28,750, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$24,286, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lithonia, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,416, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	560, 39.55%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	377, 67.32%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	377, 67.32%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	285, 75.60%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	92, 24.40%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	183, 32.68%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	856, 60.45%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	508, 59.35%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	9, 1.05%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	499, 58.29%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	434, 86.97%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	65, 13.03%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	348, 40.65%, see rank	41.73%	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

	Lithonia, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	714, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	499, 69.89%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	77, 10.78%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	92, 12.89%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	21, 2.94%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 2.24%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	9, 1.26%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lithonia, GA	35.0 minutes
Georgia	27.4 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

	Lithonia, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	719	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	285, 39.64%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9, 3.16%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	68, 23.86%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	48, 16.84%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	55, 19.30%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	69, 24.21%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	434, 60.36%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	131, 30.18%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	117, 26.96%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	130, 29.95%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 1.38%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50, 11.52%, see rank	6.88%	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

	Lithonia, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	719, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	66, 9.18%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	29, 4.03%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	18, 2.50%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	74, 10.29%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	57, 7.93%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	31, 4.31%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25, 3.48%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	91, 12.66%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	126, 17.52%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	85, 11.82%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	65, 9.04%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	52, 7.23%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lithonia, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	659	33.90%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	128	29.09%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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