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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Morehouse County is $15,713, which is lower than the state average of $23,094 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Morehouse County median household income is $31,781, which has grown by 26.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 30.52% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Morehouse County residents spend 21.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.3 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, #62

Morehouse County	15,713 USD
Louisiana	23,094 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Morehouse County	21,847 USD
Louisiana	26,415 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Morehouse County	30,234 USD
Louisiana	34,286 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Morehouse County	18,114 USD
Louisiana	20,378 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #56

Morehouse County	31,781 USD
Louisiana	43,445 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Morehouse County	40,531 USD
Louisiana	60,003 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #50

Morehouse County	26.50%
Louisiana	30.52%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Morehouse County		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.58%	$7,206, see rank	18.08%	$15,203	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.02%	$13,804, see rank	28.26%	$13,818	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.93%	$2,496, see rank	1.61%	$2,871	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	18.37%	$17,078, see rank	16.33%	$19,283	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Morehouse County	39,822 USD
Louisiana	53,702 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Morehouse County	47,985 USD
Louisiana	70,357 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Morehouse County	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$40,178, see rank	$52,018	$54,999
Black	$19,885, see rank	$27,107	$35,194
Hispanic	$50,060, see rank	$42,007	$41,534
Asian	$250,001, see rank	$51,318	$68,950
One Race, Other	$82,727, see rank	$40,593	$40,847
Two or More Races	$6,786, see rank	$39,240	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Morehouse County	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$19,309, see rank	$23,231	$26,465
25 to 44	$31,949, see rank	$49,490	$57,132
45 to 64	$39,118, see rank	$51,829	$63,398
65 or over	$24,760, see rank	$28,526	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Morehouse County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	22,102	see rank	3,455,412	238,733,844
Male¹	10,371	46.92%, see rank	48.25%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,595	53.95%, see rank	67.46%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9	0.09%, see rank	0.85%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	5,586	53.86%, see rank	66.60%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,754	85.11%, see rank	92.09%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	832	14.89%, see rank	7.91%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,776	46.05%, see rank	32.54%	29.08%
Female¹	11,731	53.08%, see rank	51.75%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,755	49.06%, see rank	56.41%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	5,755	49.06%, see rank	56.28%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,317	92.39%, see rank	92.44%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	438	7.61%, see rank	7.56%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,976	50.94%, see rank	43.59%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Morehouse County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	9,804	100%	1,914,440	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,417	85.85%, see rank	81.41%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	878	8.96%, see rank	11.08%	10.35%
Public Transportation	36	0.37%, see rank	1.27%	4.94%
Walked	213	2.17%, see rank	1.94%	2.85%
Other Means	155	1.58%, see rank	1.91%	1.72%
Worked at Home	105	1.07%, see rank	2.39%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Morehouse County	21.9 minutes
Louisiana	24.3 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Morehouse County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,071	-	1,952,818	141,833,331
Male¹	4,754	47.20%, see rank	52.36%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	568	11.95%, see rank	26.19%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	905	19.04%, see rank	13.80%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	840	17.67%, see rank	15.64%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	174	3.66%, see rank	1.06%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	573	12.05%, see rank	15.22%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,306	27.47%, see rank	20.52%	18.08%
Female¹	5,317	52.80%, see rank	47.64%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,697	31.92%, see rank	35.75%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,288	24.22%, see rank	22.58%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,831	34.44%, see rank	36.17%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.57%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	490	9.22%, see rank	4.45%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Morehouse County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,071	100%	1,952,818	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	338	3.36%, see rank	4.45%	1.86%
Construction	602	5.98%, see rank	8.77%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,505	14.94%, see rank	8.45%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	220	2.18%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,481	14.71%, see rank	11.98%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	501	4.97%, see rank	5.12%	5.07%
Information	242	2.40%, see rank	1.61%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	389	3.86%, see rank	5.53%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	539	5.35%, see rank	8.27%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,655	26.36%, see rank	22.74%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	542	5.38%, see rank	9.32%	8.86%
Public Administration	651	6.46%, see rank	5.50%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	406	4.03%, see rank	5.18%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Morehouse County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,533	27.43%, see rank	18.14%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	1,545	21.83%, see rank	13.77%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.