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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Panola County is $15,987, which is lower than the state average of $19,977 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Panola County median household income is $34,030, which has grown by 27.05% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 17.62% and is higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Panola County residents spend 26.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.3 minutes and is higher 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, #59

Panola County	15,987 USD
Mississippi	19,977 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Panola County	24,063 USD
Mississippi	24,372 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

Panola County	29,498 USD
Mississippi	30,163 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

Panola County	18,407 USD
Mississippi	19,848 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #35

Panola County	34,030 USD
Mississippi	37,881 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Panola County	42,867 USD
Mississippi	52,484 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #20

Panola County	27.05%
Mississippi	17.62%
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

	Panola County		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.52%	$9,669, see rank	15.17%	$11,910	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	34.71%	$14,305, see rank	31.70%	$14,050	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.21%	$1,749, see rank	2.22%	$2,519	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	16.43%	$13,161, see rank	16.65%	$18,116	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

Panola County	38,273 USD
Mississippi	47,031 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Panola County	48,134 USD
Mississippi	61,026 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

	Panola County	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$42,188, see rank	$47,414	$54,999
Black	$23,438, see rank	$24,609	$35,194
Hispanic	$37,674, see rank	$40,051	$41,534
One Race, Other	$38,503, see rank	$37,418	$40,847
Two or More Races	$35,529, see rank	$34,579	$45,781

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Panola County	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$25,701, see rank	$20,560	$26,465
25 to 44	$38,883, see rank	$42,801	$57,132
45 to 64	$39,733, see rank	$45,264	$63,398
65 or over	$22,530, see rank	$25,606	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Panola County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	26,403	see rank	2,274,381	238,733,844
Male¹	12,443	47.13%, see rank	47.75%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,381	59.32%, see rank	64.94%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	9	0.07%, see rank	0.99%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	7,372	59.25%, see rank	63.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,564	89.04%, see rank	90.43%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	808	10.96%, see rank	9.57%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,062	40.68%, see rank	35.06%	29.08%
Female¹	13,960	52.87%, see rank	52.25%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	7,304	52.32%, see rank	55.01%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	7,304	52.32%, see rank	54.75%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,338	86.77%, see rank	90.37%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	966	13.23%, see rank	9.63%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,656	47.68%, see rank	44.99%	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

	Panola County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,554	100%	1,197,141	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	10,522	83.81%, see rank	82.67%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,643	13.09%, see rank	11.42%	10.35%
Public Transportation	6	0.05%, see rank	0.41%	4.94%
Walked	38	0.30%, see rank	1.75%	2.85%
Other Means	207	1.65%, see rank	1.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	138	1.10%, see rank	2.36%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Panola County	26.3 minutes
Mississippi	23.3 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

	Panola County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,902	-	1,216,050	141,833,331
Male¹	6,564	50.88%, see rank	51.65%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,358	20.69%, see rank	24.53%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	810	12.34%, see rank	13.57%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	887	13.51%, see rank	15.45%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	81	1.23%, see rank	1.65%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,110	16.91%, see rank	13.04%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,727	26.31%, see rank	24.12%	18.08%
Female¹	6,338	49.12%, see rank	48.35%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,949	30.75%, see rank	35.27%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,503	23.71%, see rank	21.29%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,934	30.51%, see rank	33.85%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	55	0.87%, see rank	0.54%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	887	13.99%, see rank	8.44%	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

	Panola County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,902	100%	1,216,050	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	241	1.87%, see rank	2.86%	1.86%
Construction	1,468	11.38%, see rank	7.77%	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,970	15.27%, see rank	13.47%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	301	2.33%, see rank	2.93%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,269	9.84%, see rank	11.81%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	800	6.20%, see rank	5.76%	5.07%
Information	108	0.84%, see rank	1.51%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	430	3.33%, see rank	4.94%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	703	5.45%, see rank	6.34%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,426	26.55%, see rank	23.12%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,134	8.79%, see rank	9.10%	8.86%
Public Administration	570	4.42%, see rank	5.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	482	3.74%, see rank	4.99%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Panola County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,086	29.06%, see rank	21.24%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	2,036	23.28%, see rank	16.70%	10.08%

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