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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Plains is $19,473, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Plains median household income is $24,167, which has shrunk by 9.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Plains residents spend 22.8 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, #225

Plains, GA	19,473 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

Plains, GA	16,528 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

Plains, GA	29,038 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

Plains, GA	12,813 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, #523

Plains, GA	24,167 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Plains, GA	48,005 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #516

Plains, GA		-9.55%
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

	Plains, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.17%	$66,988, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.94%	$16,522, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.48%	$0, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	26.92%	$32,216, 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

Plains, GA	33,487 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Plains, GA	69,950 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

	Plains, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$34,554, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$13,393, see rank	$36,356	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Plains, GA	Georgia	U.S.
25 to 44	$33,611, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$16,500, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$36,250, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Plains, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	525, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	228, 43.43%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	86, 37.72%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.88%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	84, 36.84%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	83, 98.81%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 1.19%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	142, 62.28%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	297, 56.57%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	113, 38.05%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	113, 38.05%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	91, 80.53%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 19.47%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	184, 61.95%, 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

	Plains, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	176, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	144, 81.82%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	28, 15.91%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	4, 2.27%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Plains, GA	22.8 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

	Plains, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	174	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	83, 47.70%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12, 14.46%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7, 8.43%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13, 15.66%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	23, 27.71%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	19, 22.89%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	91, 52.30%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22, 24.18%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	18, 19.78%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47, 51.65%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, 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	4, 4.40%, 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

	Plains, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	174, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	19, 10.92%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	25, 14.37%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	38, 21.84%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4, 2.30%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	4, 2.30%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 4.02%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	11, 6.32%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	34, 19.54%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	15, 8.62%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	14, 8.05%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3, 1.72%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Plains, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	137	33.33%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	42	37.17%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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