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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mitchell County is $17,330, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Mitchell County median household income is $45,769, which has grown by 80.20% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mitchell County residents spend 22.5 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, #233

Mitchell County	17,330 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

Mitchell County	30,472 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

Mitchell County	31,972 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

Mitchell County	25,909 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, #114

Mitchell County	45,769 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mitchell County	59,074 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #6

Mitchell County	80.20%
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

	Mitchell County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.94%	$31,588, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.58%	$14,559, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.30%	$3,151, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.74%	$13,570, 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

Mitchell County	55,948 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mitchell County	67,013 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

	Mitchell County	Texas	U.S.
White	$48,810, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$37,663, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$41,458, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$70,030, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,641, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mitchell County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$75,353, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,042, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,056, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$30,917, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mitchell County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,625, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	4,769, 62.54%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,680, 35.23%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,680, 35.23%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,518, 90.36%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	162, 9.64%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,089, 64.77%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	2,856, 37.46%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,306, 45.73%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,306, 45.73%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,230, 94.18%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	76, 5.82%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,550, 54.27%, 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

	Mitchell County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,682, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,196, 81.88%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	350, 13.05%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	37, 1.38%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	2, 0.07%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 0.37%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	87, 3.24%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mitchell County	22.5 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

	Mitchell County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,748	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	1,518, 55.24%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	295, 19.43%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	240, 15.81%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	125, 8.23%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 2.17%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	332, 21.87%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	343, 22.60%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	1,230, 44.76%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	517, 42.03%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	310, 25.20%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	352, 28.62%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.57%, 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	44, 3.58%, 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

	Mitchell County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,748, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	385, 14.01%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	238, 8.66%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	177, 6.44%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	28, 1.02%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	286, 10.41%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	158, 5.75%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	58, 2.11%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	158, 5.75%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	739, 26.89%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	87, 3.17%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	306, 11.14%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	128, 4.66%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mitchell County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	744	10.95%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	104	5.47%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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