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Pocomoke City, MD Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pocomoke City is $17,883, which is much lower than the state average of $36,670 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Pocomoke City median household income is $32,844, which has grown by 13.50% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pocomoke City residents spend 20.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 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, #466

Pocomoke City, MD	17,883 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pocomoke City, MD	20,750 USD
Maryland	40,501 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

Pocomoke City, MD	17,563 USD
Maryland	45,763 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

Pocomoke City, MD	23,081 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #459

Pocomoke City, MD	32,844 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pocomoke City, MD	46,907 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #305

Pocomoke City, MD	13.50%
Maryland	40.25%
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

	Pocomoke City, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.04%	$8,745, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.92%	$14,820, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	10.04%	$3,607, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.91%	$20,573, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	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

Pocomoke City, MD	35,950 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pocomoke City, MD	55,346 USD
Maryland	112,955 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

	Pocomoke City, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$36,364, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$25,893, see rank	$58,657	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pocomoke City, MD	Maryland	U.S.
less than 25	$32,727, see rank	$33,982	$25,788
25 to 44	$24,738, see rank	$76,590	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,135, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$24,830, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pocomoke City, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,139, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	1,368, 43.58%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	832, 60.82%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	832, 60.82%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	553, 66.47%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	279, 33.53%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	536, 39.18%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	1,771, 56.42%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,244, 70.24%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,244, 70.24%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	875, 70.34%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	369, 29.66%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	527, 29.76%, see rank	35.17%	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

	Pocomoke City, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,407, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,135, 80.67%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	132, 9.38%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	41, 2.91%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	62, 4.41%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 0.71%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	27, 1.92%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pocomoke City, MD	20.3 minutes
Maryland	32.8 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

	Pocomoke City, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,428	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	553, 38.73%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	150, 27.12%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	143, 25.86%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	67, 12.12%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	79, 14.29%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	100, 18.08%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	875, 61.27%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	256, 29.26%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	283, 32.34%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	247, 28.23%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.91%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	81, 9.26%, see rank	3.19%	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

	Pocomoke City, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,428, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	89, 6.23%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	82, 5.74%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	68, 4.76%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	143, 10.01%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	55, 3.85%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	11, 0.77%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	48, 3.36%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	101, 7.07%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	431, 30.18%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	145, 10.15%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	158, 11.06%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	97, 6.79%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pocomoke City, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,098	26.79%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	245	24.38%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

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