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Ridgeland, MS Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ridgeland is $35,869, which is much higher than the state average of $20,956 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Ridgeland median household income is $55,012, which has grown by 27.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is about the same as the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ridgeland residents spend 18.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 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, #8

Ridgeland, MS	35,869 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Ridgeland, MS	35,521 USD
Mississippi	26,188 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

Ridgeland, MS	38,514 USD
Mississippi	31,341 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

Ridgeland, MS	33,252 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #29

Ridgeland, MS	55,012 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ridgeland, MS	80,769 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #115

Ridgeland, MS	27.74%
Mississippi	25.96%
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

	Ridgeland, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.03%	$17,030, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	18.16%	$17,858, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.97%	$2,077, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.43%	$31,963, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	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

Ridgeland, MS	69,352 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ridgeland, MS	103,674 USD
Mississippi	64,194 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

	Ridgeland, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$63,555, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$46,997, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$70,332, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$53,088, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$72,891, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
One Race, Other	$37,019, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$67,667, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ridgeland, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$36,042, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$54,789, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,303, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$44,126, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ridgeland, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,115, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	8,768, 45.87%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,855, 78.18%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	98, 1.12%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,757, 77.06%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,436, 95.25%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	321, 4.75%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,913, 21.82%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	10,347, 54.13%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,851, 66.21%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.19%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,831, 66.02%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	6,536, 95.68%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	295, 4.32%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,496, 33.79%, see rank	45.80%	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

	Ridgeland, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	12,946, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	11,719, 90.52%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	776, 5.99%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	141, 1.09%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	52, 0.40%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	258, 1.99%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ridgeland, MS	18.1 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 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

	Ridgeland, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,972	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	6,436, 49.61%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,430, 37.76%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	847, 13.16%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,612, 25.05%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 0.08%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	417, 6.48%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	871, 13.53%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	6,536, 50.39%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,691, 56.47%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	735, 11.25%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,871, 28.63%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	35, 0.54%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	195, 2.98%, see rank	7.58%	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

	Ridgeland, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,972, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	10, 0.08%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	667, 5.14%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	813, 6.27%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	399, 3.08%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,952, 15.05%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	392, 3.02%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	398, 3.07%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	905, 6.98%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,244, 9.59%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,639, 28.05%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,127, 8.69%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,000, 7.71%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	426, 3.28%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ridgeland, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,362	9.86%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	377	6.43%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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