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Paragould Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Paragould Area is $20,188, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Paragould Area median household income is $39,500. On average Paragould Area residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 21.1 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, #718

Paragould Area	20,188 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Paragould Area	25,660 USD
Arkansas	26,180 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

Paragould Area	30,956 USD
Arkansas	31,010 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

Paragould Area	20,353 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #695

Paragould Area	39,500 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Paragould Area	50,266 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Paragould Area	3.91%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Paragould Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arkansas 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

	Paragould Area		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.18%	$8,942, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.67%	$16,263, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.94%	$2,671, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.88%	$15,627, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	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

Paragould Area	49,145 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Paragould Area	59,274 USD
Arkansas	66,972 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

	Paragould Area	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$39,464, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Hispanic	$37,028, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,750, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
One Race, Other	$38,500, see rank	$33,038	$40,300
Two or More Races	$55,417, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Paragould Area	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$35,411, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,530, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$40,147, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$30,118, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Paragould Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	33,526, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	16,359, 48.79%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,574, 64.64%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	40, 0.24%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,534, 64.39%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,497, 90.16%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,037, 9.84%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	5,785, 35.36%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	17,167, 51.21%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,828, 51.42%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,828, 51.42%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	8,010, 90.73%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	818, 9.27%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	8,339, 48.58%, see rank	45.92%	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

	Paragould Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	17,167, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,964, 87.17%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,465, 8.53%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18, 0.10%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	104, 0.61%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	253, 1.47%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	363, 2.11%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Paragould Area	19.8 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 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

	Paragould Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,507	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	9,497, 54.25%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,989, 20.94%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	621, 6.54%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,567, 16.50%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	163, 1.72%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	792, 8.34%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,700, 38.96%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	8,010, 45.75%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,904, 36.25%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,627, 20.31%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,562, 31.99%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	31, 0.39%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	47, 0.59%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	746, 9.31%, see rank	7.99%	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

	Paragould Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,507, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	571, 3.26%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	842, 4.81%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,113, 23.49%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	576, 3.29%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,188, 12.50%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,007, 5.75%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	237, 1.35%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	616, 3.52%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	848, 4.84%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,013, 22.92%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	921, 5.26%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	667, 3.81%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	908, 5.19%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Paragould Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	7,516	17.81%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,431	12.42%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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