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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mexico Area is $19,797, which is lower than the state average of $26,006 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Mexico Area median household income is $43,139. On average Mexico Area residents spend 18.2 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, #741

Mexico Area	19,797 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

Mexico Area	26,377 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

Mexico Area	31,272 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

Mexico Area	21,523 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, #542

Mexico Area	43,139 USD
Missouri	47,764 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mexico Area	52,360 USD
Missouri	64,703 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Mexico Area	10.53%
Missouri	25.91%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Mexico 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

	Mexico Area		Missouri		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	21.81%	$11,163, see rank	20.61%	$13,169	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.91%	$18,015, see rank	31.38%	$17,364	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.88%	$4,084, see rank	2.43%	$3,006	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.41%	$14,079, 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

Mexico Area	54,222 USD
Missouri	60,414 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mexico Area	60,793 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

	Mexico Area	Missouri	U.S.
White	$44,729, see rank	$50,655	$56,900
Black	$22,181, see rank	$31,831	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,204, see rank	$38,431	$42,396
Two or More Races	$53,250, see rank	$37,293	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mexico Area	Missouri	U.S.
less than 25	$18,000, see rank	$23,579	$25,788
25 to 44	$53,719, see rank	$53,109	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,466, see rank	$57,978	$65,027
65 or over	$32,705, see rank	$34,776	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mexico Area	Missouri	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,410, see rank	4,781,853	248,775,628
Male¹	9,030, 44.24%, see rank	48.46%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,014, 66.60%, see rank	68.27%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	19, 0.21%, see rank	0.72%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,995, 66.39%, see rank	67.56%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,430, 90.58%, see rank	90.97%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	565, 9.42%, see rank	9.03%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,016, 33.40%, see rank	31.73%	30.72%
Female¹	11,380, 55.76%, see rank	51.54%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,718, 50.25%, see rank	59.75%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,718, 50.25%, see rank	59.61%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,276, 92.27%, see rank	92.29%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	442, 7.73%, see rank	7.71%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,662, 49.75%, 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

	Mexico Area	Missouri	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,638, 100%	2,747,017	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,535, 80.23%, see rank	81.59%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,049, 9.86%, see rank	9.42%	9.59%
Public Transportation	59, 0.55%, see rank	1.48%	5.06%
Walked	225, 2.12%, see rank	1.97%	2.78%
Other Means	331, 3.11%, see rank	1.28%	1.79%
Worked at Home	439, 4.13%, see rank	4.26%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mexico Area	18.2 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

	Mexico Area	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,706	2,779,991	143,435,233
Male¹	5,430, 50.72%, see rank	51.22%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,143, 21.05%, see rank	30.89%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	765, 14.09%, see rank	14.94%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	738, 13.59%, see rank	17.69%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	105, 1.93%, see rank	0.99%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	510, 9.39%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,558, 28.69%, see rank	20.09%	17.94%
Female¹	5,276, 49.28%, see rank	48.78%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,703, 32.28%, see rank	39.21%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,275, 24.17%, see rank	21.41%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,656, 31.39%, see rank	32.75%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 0.08%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.06%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	635, 12.04%, 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

	Mexico Area	Missouri	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,706, 100%	2,779,991	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	456, 4.26%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	590, 5.51%, see rank	5.92%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,819, 16.99%, see rank	11.35%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	255, 2.38%, see rank	2.73%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,702, 15.90%, see rank	12.05%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	564, 5.27%, see rank	5.01%	4.93%
Information	153, 1.43%, see rank	2.10%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	359, 3.35%, see rank	6.85%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	430, 4.02%, see rank	9.23%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,695, 25.17%, see rank	24.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	518, 4.84%, see rank	9.26%	9.49%
Public Administration	661, 6.17%, see rank	4.57%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	504, 4.71%, see rank	4.82%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mexico Area	%	Missouri	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,160	17.43%, see rank	15.60%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	754	12.13%, see rank	11.14%	11.47%

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