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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Perry County Schools is $16,014, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Perry County Schools median household income is $32,962. On average Perry County Schools residents spend 30.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is higher 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, #119

Perry County Schools	16,014 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

Perry County Schools	22,271 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

Perry County Schools	28,981 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

Perry County Schools	16,538 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, #81

Perry County Schools	32,962 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Perry County Schools	43,447 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Perry County Schools		-8.71%
Mississippi		25.96%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Perry County Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi 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

	Perry County Schools		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.13%	$4,152, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.28%	$15,108, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.52%	$2,489, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	28.17%	$16,048, 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

Perry County Schools	38,832 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Perry County Schools	48,902 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

	Perry County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$35,583, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$23,229, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Perry County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$16,298, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$52,708, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$35,245, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$25,636, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Perry County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,766, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	3,297, 48.73%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,842, 55.87%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	20, 0.61%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,822, 55.26%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,543, 84.69%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	279, 15.31%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,455, 44.13%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	3,469, 51.27%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,328, 38.28%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,328, 38.28%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,136, 85.54%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	192, 14.46%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,141, 61.72%, 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

	Perry County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,641, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,404, 91.03%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	92, 3.48%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	24, 0.91%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	82, 3.10%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	39, 1.48%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Perry County Schools	30.4 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

	Perry County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,679	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	1,543, 57.60%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	215, 13.93%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	176, 11.41%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	169, 10.95%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26, 1.69%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	310, 20.09%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	443, 28.71%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	1,136, 42.40%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	318, 27.99%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	276, 24.30%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	456, 40.14%, 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	3, 0.26%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	83, 7.31%, 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

	Perry County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,679, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	73, 2.72%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	385, 14.37%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	495, 18.48%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	35, 1.31%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	379, 14.15%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	92, 3.43%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	50, 1.87%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	141, 5.26%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	513, 19.15%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	217, 8.10%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	172, 6.42%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	127, 4.74%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Perry County Schools	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,049	23.38%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	465	19.96%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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