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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Oglethorpe is $15,735, which is much lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Oglethorpe median household income is $24,420, which has grown by 6.75% 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 Oglethorpe residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 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, #416

Oglethorpe, GA	15,735 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

Oglethorpe, GA	21,847 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

Oglethorpe, GA	25,417 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

Oglethorpe, GA	19,583 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, #520

Oglethorpe, GA	24,420 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oglethorpe, GA	35,553 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #366

Oglethorpe, GA	6.75%
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

	Oglethorpe, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	7.13%	$10,000, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.93%	$13,143, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.49%	$2,867, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.39%	$14,166, 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

Oglethorpe, GA	31,667 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oglethorpe, GA	46,212 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

	Oglethorpe, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$62,500, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$14,707, see rank	$36,356	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Oglethorpe, GA	Georgia	U.S.
25 to 44	$11,821, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$45,288, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$25,455, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Oglethorpe, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,230, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	616, 50.08%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	312, 50.65%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	312, 50.65%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	285, 91.35%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	27, 8.65%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	304, 49.35%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	614, 49.92%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	305, 49.67%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	305, 49.67%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	235, 77.05%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	70, 22.95%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	309, 50.33%, 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

	Oglethorpe, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	501, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	414, 82.63%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	29, 5.79%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.60%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	43, 8.58%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	12, 2.40%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oglethorpe, GA	19.8 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

	Oglethorpe, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	520	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	285, 54.81%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	75, 26.32%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	33, 11.58%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3, 1.05%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 2.81%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	16, 5.61%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	89, 31.23%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	235, 45.19%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65, 27.66%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	45, 19.15%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	68, 28.94%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 1.28%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	54, 22.98%, 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

	Oglethorpe, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	520, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	20, 3.85%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	16, 3.08%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	129, 24.81%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	6, 1.15%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	43, 8.27%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19, 3.65%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	16, 3.08%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	29, 5.58%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	131, 25.19%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	11, 2.12%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	96, 18.46%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4, 0.77%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Oglethorpe, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	450	32.37%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	84	24.71%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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