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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of DeKalb County School District is $18,319, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. DeKalb County School District median household income is $38,437. On average DeKalb County School District residents spend 24.5 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.1 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, #110

DeKalb County School District	18,319 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

DeKalb County School District	25,045 USD
Alabama	27,174 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

DeKalb County School District	28,913 USD
Alabama	33,320 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

DeKalb County School District	20,882 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #60

DeKalb County School District	38,437 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

DeKalb County School District	49,456 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

DeKalb County School District	18.87%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The DeKalb County School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama 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

	DeKalb County School District		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.85%	$8,510, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.69%	$16,924, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.62%	$5,037, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.17%	$17,398, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	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

DeKalb County School District	45,452 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

DeKalb County School District	55,977 USD
Alabama	71,423 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

	DeKalb County School District	Alabama	U.S.
White	$39,071, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$36,179, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$21,600, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$47,344, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$31,346, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
One Race, Other	$20,159, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$43,804, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	DeKalb County School District	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$28,281, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,245, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$39,150, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$27,512, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	DeKalb County School District	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	44,481, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	21,685, 48.75%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	13,422, 61.90%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,421, 61.89%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,043, 89.73%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,378, 10.27%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	8,263, 38.10%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	22,796, 51.25%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,531, 46.20%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,531, 46.20%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,795, 93.01%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	736, 6.99%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	12,265, 53.80%, see rank	46.46%	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

	DeKalb County School District	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,548, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,360, 85.21%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,332, 10.82%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	6, 0.03%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	127, 0.59%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	130, 0.60%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	593, 2.75%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

DeKalb County School District	24.5 minutes
Alabama	24.1 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

	DeKalb County School District	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,838	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	12,043, 55.15%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,453, 20.37%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,460, 12.12%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,714, 14.23%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	369, 3.06%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,170, 9.72%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,847, 31.94%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	9,795, 44.85%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,935, 29.96%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,184, 22.30%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,820, 28.79%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	101, 1.03%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14, 0.14%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,700, 17.36%, see rank	7.37%	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

	DeKalb County School District	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,838, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,161, 5.32%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	1,423, 6.52%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,420, 24.82%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	685, 3.14%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,554, 11.70%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,161, 5.32%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	229, 1.05%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	746, 3.42%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	968, 4.43%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,013, 18.38%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,476, 6.76%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	901, 4.13%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,101, 5.04%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	DeKalb County School District	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	10,858	19.22%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,136	14.50%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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