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Rio Grande City, Roma Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Rio Grande City, Roma Area is $11,935, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Rio Grande City, Roma Area median household income is $25,906. On average Rio Grande City, Roma Area residents spend 19.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 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, #867

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	11,935 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

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	16,306 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

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	19,792 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

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	12,798 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, #867

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	25,906 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	40,552 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	20.43%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Rio Grande City, Roma Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas 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

	Rio Grande City, Roma Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.94%	$14,220, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.56%	$10,162, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.17%	$2,893, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.96%	$11,864, 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

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	28,868 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	44,015 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

	Rio Grande City, Roma Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$26,086, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$25,545, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$17,566, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
One Race, Other	$24,167, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$25,733, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Rio Grande City, Roma Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$22,109, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$30,147, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$27,506, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$18,070, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Rio Grande City, Roma Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	43,808, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	20,974, 47.88%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,737, 60.73%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,737, 60.73%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	10,732, 84.26%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,005, 15.74%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,237, 39.27%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	22,834, 52.12%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,038, 48.34%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,038, 48.34%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,002, 90.61%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,036, 9.39%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,796, 51.66%, 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

	Rio Grande City, Roma Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,021, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	14,263, 71.24%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3,376, 16.86%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	102, 0.51%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	795, 3.97%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	285, 1.42%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,200, 5.99%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Rio Grande City, Roma Area	19.7 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

	Rio Grande City, Roma Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,734	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	10,732, 51.76%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,916, 17.85%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,751, 16.32%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,894, 17.65%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	216, 2.01%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,407, 22.43%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,988, 18.52%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	10,002, 48.24%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,564, 25.63%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,547, 45.46%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,632, 26.31%, 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	48, 0.48%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	211, 2.11%, 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

	Rio Grande City, Roma Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,734, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,412, 6.81%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	2,035, 9.81%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	326, 1.57%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	423, 2.04%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,436, 11.75%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,304, 6.29%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	66, 0.32%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	379, 1.83%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,136, 5.48%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,866, 37.94%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,190, 5.74%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	985, 4.75%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,176, 5.67%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Rio Grande City, Roma Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	23,910	38.95%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,008	37.50%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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