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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wilkes County School District is $17,753, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Wilkes County School District median household income is $30,729. On average Wilkes County School District residents spend 24.1 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, #139

Wilkes County School District	17,753 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

Wilkes County School District	20,880 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

Wilkes County School District	25,227 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

Wilkes County School District	18,532 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, #161

Wilkes County School District	30,729 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wilkes County School District	41,371 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Wilkes County School District		-4.19%
Georgia		16.28%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Wilkes County School District 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

	Wilkes County School District		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.02%	$8,619, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.60%	$16,822, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.69%	$2,494, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.72%	$17,613, 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

Wilkes County School District	39,775 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wilkes County School District	50,815 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

	Wilkes County School District	Georgia	U.S.
White	$39,470, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$20,278, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$56,176, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Asian	$26,648, see rank	$64,364	$73,244
Two or More Races	$2,499, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wilkes County School District	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$4,406, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$32,500, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,228, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$26,486, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wilkes County School District	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	8,196, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	3,855, 47.04%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,307, 59.84%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	26, 0.67%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,281, 59.17%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,018, 88.47%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	263, 11.53%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,548, 40.16%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	4,341, 52.96%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,976, 45.52%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,976, 45.52%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,792, 90.69%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	184, 9.31%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,365, 54.48%, 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

	Wilkes County School District	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,760, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,964, 78.83%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	480, 12.77%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	65, 1.73%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	192, 5.11%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	12, 0.32%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	47, 1.25%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wilkes County School District	24.1 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

	Wilkes County School District	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,810	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	2,018, 52.97%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	531, 26.31%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	264, 13.08%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	141, 6.99%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	182, 9.02%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	129, 6.39%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	632, 31.32%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	1,792, 47.03%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	402, 22.43%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	481, 26.84%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	640, 35.71%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.39%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12, 0.67%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	236, 13.17%, 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

	Wilkes County School District	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,810, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	283, 7.43%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	201, 5.28%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	738, 19.37%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	181, 4.75%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	480, 12.60%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	128, 3.36%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	34, 0.89%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	87, 2.28%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	116, 3.04%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	847, 22.23%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	237, 6.22%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	238, 6.25%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	240, 6.30%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wilkes County School District	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,925	29.46%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	571	23.07%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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