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Pascagoula Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Pascagoula Area is $23,590, which is higher than the state average of $20,670 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Pascagoula Area median household income is $49,174. On average Pascagoula Area residents spend 25.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.3 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.4 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, #411

Pascagoula Area	23,590 USD
Mississippi	20,670 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pascagoula Area	28,842 USD
Mississippi	25,634 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pascagoula Area	36,392 USD
Mississippi	30,893 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pascagoula Area	21,705 USD
Mississippi	21,102 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #277

Pascagoula Area	49,174 USD
Mississippi	38,882 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pascagoula Area	62,974 USD
Mississippi	54,176 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Pascagoula Area	3.25%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Pascagoula Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi 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

	Pascagoula Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.83%	$12,458, see rank	13.60%	$13,260	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	31.11%	$16,890, see rank	32.23%	$15,258	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.86%	$4,098, see rank	2.53%	$2,796	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	22.06%	$20,880, see rank	16.98%	$19,538	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Pascagoula Area	58,360 USD
Mississippi	48,300 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pascagoula Area	71,958 USD
Mississippi	63,148 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Pascagoula Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$54,344, see rank	$48,288	$56,203
Black	$29,784, see rank	$25,734	$35,564
Hispanic	$47,620, see rank	$38,958	$41,994
Asian	$59,965, see rank	$49,193	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$51,196, see rank	$38,178	$37,469
One Race, Other	$52,882, see rank	$34,727	$40,405
Two or More Races	$27,045, see rank	$34,567	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Pascagoula Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$35,566, see rank	$20,360	$25,955
25 to 44	$52,928, see rank	$43,027	$58,073
45 to 64	$59,189, see rank	$46,352	$64,486
65 or over	$33,820, see rank	$27,597	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Pascagoula Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	125,733, see rank	2,300,867	243,810,053
Male¹	61,767, 49.13%, see rank	47.79%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	42,036, 68.06%, see rank	63.98%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	631, 1.02%, see rank	1.01%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	41,405, 67.03%, see rank	62.98%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	37,130, 89.68%, see rank	89.49%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,275, 10.32%, see rank	10.51%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	19,731, 31.94%, see rank	36.02%	29.80%
Female¹	63,966, 50.87%, see rank	52.21%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	34,781, 54.37%, see rank	54.77%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	284, 0.44%, see rank	0.20%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	34,497, 53.93%, see rank	54.57%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	31,145, 90.28%, see rank	89.26%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	3,352, 9.72%, see rank	10.74%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	29,185, 45.63%, see rank	45.23%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Pascagoula Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	67,785, 100%	1,190,185	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	54,836, 80.90%, see rank	83.17%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	9,555, 14.10%, see rank	11.05%	10.03%
Public Transportation	270, 0.40%, see rank	0.43%	4.98%
Walked	712, 1.05%, see rank	1.69%	2.82%
Other Means	980, 1.45%, see rank	1.26%	1.76%
Worked at Home	1,432, 2.11%, see rank	2.40%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pascagoula Area	25.2 minutes
Mississippi	23.3 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Pascagoula Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	68,275	1,204,869	141,996,548
Male¹	37,130, 54.38%, see rank	51.44%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,730, 23.51%, see rank	25.26%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	5,910, 15.92%, see rank	14.12%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,372, 11.77%, see rank	14.96%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	402, 1.08%, see rank	1.69%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,845, 18.44%, see rank	12.49%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,110, 21.84%, see rank	23.80%	17.87%
Female¹	31,145, 45.62%, see rank	48.56%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11,187, 35.92%, see rank	36.63%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	6,973, 22.39%, see rank	21.33%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	10,951, 35.16%, see rank	33.21%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	82, 0.26%, see rank	0.25%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	352, 1.13%, see rank	0.43%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,470, 4.72%, see rank	7.86%	5.77%

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

Industry

	Pascagoula Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	68,275, 100%	1,204,869	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,604, 2.35%, see rank	3.00%	1.90%
Construction	5,156, 7.55%, see rank	7.24%	6.49%
Manufacturing	13,057, 19.12%, see rank	12.91%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	1,183, 1.73%, see rank	2.72%	2.83%
Retail Trade	7,464, 10.93%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,722, 3.99%, see rank	5.86%	5.00%
Information	981, 1.44%, see rank	1.37%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,710, 3.97%, see rank	4.86%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	4,024, 5.89%, see rank	6.28%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,231, 19.38%, see rank	24.12%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,729, 14.25%, see rank	9.37%	9.18%
Public Administration	3,747, 5.49%, see rank	5.69%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,667, 3.91%, see rank	4.92%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Pascagoula Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	25,091	15.69%, see rank	22.29%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	4,833	11.74%, see rank	17.54%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.