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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ruleville is $12,517, which is much lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Ruleville median household income is $27,697, which has grown by 29.72% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ruleville residents spend 15.1 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, #292

Ruleville, MS	12,517 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

Ruleville, MS	22,216 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

Ruleville, MS	19,741 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

Ruleville, MS	25,481 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, #246

Ruleville, MS	27,697 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ruleville, MS	34,673 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #107

Ruleville, MS	29.72%
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

	Ruleville, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	4.57%	$15,557, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.26%	$13,156, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	8.27%	$2,296, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.28%	$17,745, 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

Ruleville, MS	32,202 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ruleville, MS	39,841 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

	Ruleville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$39,861, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$22,625, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ruleville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
25 to 44	$30,694, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$36,250, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$18,512, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ruleville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,136, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	855, 40.03%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	474, 55.44%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	474, 55.44%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	309, 65.19%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	165, 34.81%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	381, 44.56%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	1,281, 59.97%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	634, 49.49%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	634, 49.49%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	478, 75.39%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	156, 24.61%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	647, 50.51%, 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

	Ruleville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	750, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	657, 87.60%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	55, 7.33%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	11, 1.47%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	27, 3.60%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ruleville, MS	15.1 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

	Ruleville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	787	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	309, 39.26%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	55, 17.80%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	79, 25.57%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	30, 9.71%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 6.47%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	32, 10.36%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	74, 23.95%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	478, 60.74%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	221, 46.23%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	143, 29.92%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	79, 16.53%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35, 7.32%, 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

	Ruleville, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	787, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30, 3.81%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	27, 3.43%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	72, 9.15%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	15, 1.91%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	23, 2.92%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	44, 5.59%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	16, 2.03%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	393, 49.94%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9, 1.14%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	119, 15.12%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	39, 4.96%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ruleville, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	902	32.72%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	193	29.60%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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