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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lamar County School District is $19,094, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lamar County School District median household income is $36,021. On average Lamar County School District residents spend 23.2 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, #95

Lamar County School District	19,094 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

Lamar County School District	26,001 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

Lamar County School District	31,925 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

Lamar County School District	17,887 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, #79

Lamar County School District	36,021 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lamar County School District	45,088 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Lamar County School District	15.85%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Lamar 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

	Lamar County School District		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.69%	$6,824, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.68%	$16,671, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.21%	$2,157, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.24%	$14,504, 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

Lamar County School District	41,102 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lamar County School District	51,794 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

	Lamar County School District	Alabama	U.S.
White	$37,555, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$23,188, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$19,561, see rank	$34,763	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lamar County School District	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$33,013, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,000, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,704, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$25,985, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lamar County School District	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,567, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	5,492, 47.48%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,335, 60.72%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,335, 60.72%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,155, 94.60%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	180, 5.40%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,157, 39.28%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	6,075, 52.52%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,807, 46.21%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	25, 0.41%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,782, 45.79%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,371, 85.23%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	411, 14.77%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,268, 53.79%, 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

	Lamar County School District	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,479, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,481, 81.78%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	807, 14.73%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	12, 0.22%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	33, 0.60%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	46, 0.84%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	100, 1.83%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lamar County School District	23.2 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

	Lamar County School District	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,526	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	3,155, 57.09%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	620, 19.65%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	297, 9.41%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	236, 7.48%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	96, 3.04%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	273, 8.65%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,198, 37.97%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	2,371, 42.91%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	797, 33.61%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	448, 18.89%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	841, 35.47%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1, 0.04%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	281, 11.85%, 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

	Lamar County School District	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,526, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	182, 3.29%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	323, 5.85%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,318, 23.85%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	84, 1.52%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	553, 10.01%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	371, 6.71%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	109, 1.97%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	239, 4.33%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	289, 5.23%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,163, 21.05%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	335, 6.06%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	258, 4.67%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	302, 5.47%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lamar County School District	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,195	22.62%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	812	18.06%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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