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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pontotoc County Schools is $18,954, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Pontotoc County Schools median household income is $39,694. On average Pontotoc County Schools residents spend 25.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.4 minutes and is about the same as 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, #68

Pontotoc County Schools	18,954 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

Pontotoc County Schools	25,864 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

Pontotoc County Schools	30,515 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

Pontotoc County Schools	23,700 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, #35

Pontotoc County Schools	39,694 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pontotoc County Schools	50,533 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Pontotoc County Schools	14.79%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Pontotoc 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

	Pontotoc County Schools		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.34%	$23,174, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	37.10%	$16,287, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.90%	$3,584, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.82%	$15,286, 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

Pontotoc County Schools	50,939 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pontotoc County Schools	56,783 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

	Pontotoc County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$41,457, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$31,782, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$12,027, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
One Race, Other	$31,563, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$32,188, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pontotoc County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$19,265, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$49,180, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$43,090, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$28,566, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pontotoc County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,860, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	6,862, 49.51%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,256, 62.02%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	18, 0.26%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,238, 61.76%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,761, 88.74%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	477, 11.26%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,606, 37.98%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	6,998, 50.49%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,045, 57.80%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,045, 57.80%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,748, 92.66%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	297, 7.34%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,953, 42.20%, 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

	Pontotoc County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,393, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,197, 83.82%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	893, 12.08%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	19, 0.26%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	5, 0.07%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	83, 1.12%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	196, 2.65%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pontotoc County Schools	25.9 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

	Pontotoc County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,509	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	3,761, 50.09%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	631, 16.78%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	545, 14.49%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	526, 13.99%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20, 0.53%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	260, 6.91%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,556, 41.37%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	3,748, 49.91%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,214, 32.39%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	432, 11.53%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,361, 36.31%, 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	46, 1.23%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	671, 17.90%, 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

	Pontotoc County Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,509, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	142, 1.89%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	427, 5.69%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,225, 29.63%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	54, 0.72%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,105, 14.72%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	290, 3.86%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	56, 0.75%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	240, 3.20%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	300, 4.00%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,456, 19.39%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	594, 7.91%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	460, 6.13%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	160, 2.13%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pontotoc County Schools	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,788	15.49%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	465	10.20%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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