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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Porter Heights is $20,931, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Porter Heights median household income is $22,383, which has shrunk by 39.93% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Porter Heights residents spend 37.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is higher 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, #827

Porter Heights, TX	20,931 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Porter Heights, TX	20,882 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Porter Heights, TX	22,402 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Porter Heights, TX	11,538 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #1526

Porter Heights, TX	22,383 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Porter Heights, TX	49,160 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1427

Porter Heights, TX		-39.93%
Texas		31.68%
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

	Porter Heights, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	5.36%	$2,048, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	59.17%	$15,732, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.17%	$0, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.80%	$9,875, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Porter Heights, TX	41,927 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Porter Heights, TX	61,999 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Porter Heights, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$30,703, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$20,683, see rank	$40,557	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Porter Heights, TX	Texas	U.S.
45 to 64	$64,598, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$21,678, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Porter Heights, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,065, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	616, 57.84%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	374, 60.71%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	374, 60.71%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	332, 88.77%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	42, 11.23%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	242, 39.29%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	449, 42.16%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	285, 63.47%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	285, 63.47%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	225, 78.95%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	60, 21.05%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	164, 36.53%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Porter Heights, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	557, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	259, 46.50%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	250, 44.88%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	48, 8.62%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Porter Heights, TX	37.5 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Porter Heights, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	557	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	332, 59.61%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	86, 25.90%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	103, 31.02%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47, 14.16%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	225, 40.39%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 21.33%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	86, 38.22%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26, 11.56%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Porter Heights, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	557, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15, 2.69%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	42, 7.54%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	53, 9.52%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	129, 23.16%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	62, 11.13%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	80, 14.36%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	44, 7.90%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	107, 19.21%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 4.49%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Porter Heights, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	511	38.02%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	101	29.28%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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