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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Savannah Area is $25,818, which is about the same as the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Savannah Area median household income is $50,560. On average Savannah Area residents spend 23.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 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, #251

Savannah Area	25,818 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Savannah Area	29,085 USD
Georgia	29,424 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

Savannah Area	35,409 USD
Georgia	33,645 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

Savannah Area	23,031 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #240

Savannah Area	50,560 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Savannah Area	66,664 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Savannah Area	6.66%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Savannah Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Georgia 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

	Savannah Area		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.68%	$19,135, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.31%	$17,716, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.98%	$3,282, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.24%	$25,194, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	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

Savannah Area	61,624 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Savannah Area	77,872 USD
Georgia	78,856 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

	Savannah Area	Georgia	U.S.
White	$59,617, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$35,074, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,063, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$50,819, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$52,969, see rank	$38,359	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$36,927, see rank	$45,920	$53,370
One Race, Other	$41,860, see rank	$34,510	$40,300
Two or More Races	$60,362, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Savannah Area	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$24,284, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,990, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,749, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$39,573, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Savannah Area	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	284,285, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	135,951, 47.82%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	94,623, 69.60%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	4,101, 3.02%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	90,522, 66.58%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	82,082, 90.68%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8,440, 9.32%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	41,328, 30.40%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	148,334, 52.18%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	86,245, 58.14%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	450, 0.30%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	85,795, 57.84%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	78,206, 91.15%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7,589, 8.85%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	62,089, 41.86%, see rank	41.73%	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

	Savannah Area	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	161,954, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	132,097, 81.56%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	14,801, 9.14%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2,916, 1.80%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	3,393, 2.10%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	3,170, 1.96%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	5,577, 3.44%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Savannah Area	23.3 minutes
Georgia	27.4 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

	Savannah Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	160,288	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	82,082, 51.21%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23,650, 28.81%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	14,054, 17.12%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12,876, 15.69%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	355, 0.43%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,492, 9.13%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16,451, 20.04%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	78,206, 48.79%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31,094, 39.76%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	17,506, 22.38%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	25,211, 32.24%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	69, 0.09%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	266, 0.34%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,849, 4.92%, see rank	6.88%	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

	Savannah Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	160,288, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	756, 0.47%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	10,437, 6.51%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	16,238, 10.13%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3,544, 2.21%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	19,877, 12.40%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11,052, 6.90%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	2,362, 1.47%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7,778, 4.85%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	14,184, 8.85%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	35,913, 22.41%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	19,602, 12.23%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	10,818, 6.75%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	7,727, 4.82%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Savannah Area	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	60,696	17.38%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	10,743	12.61%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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