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Eastern Cherokee Reservation Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Eastern Cherokee Reservation is $14,659, which is much lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Eastern Cherokee Reservation median household income is $27,219. On average Eastern Cherokee Reservation residents spend 13.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.5 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, #118

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	14,659 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	23,519 USD
North Carolina	28,159 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

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	26,302 USD
North Carolina	32,206 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

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	18,155 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #116

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	27,219 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	36,464 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Eastern Cherokee Reservation		-6.84%
North Carolina		19.16%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Eastern Cherokee Reservation median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The North Carolina 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

	Eastern Cherokee Reservation		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.90%	$13,870, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.14%	$12,794, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.58%	$8,622, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	10.66%	$16,420, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	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

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	30,658 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	40,996 USD
North Carolina	75,892 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

	Eastern Cherokee Reservation	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$33,844, see rank	$51,958	$56,900
Hispanic	$31,250, see rank	$34,938	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$25,489, see rank	$31,471	$37,170
One Race, Other	$23,173, see rank	$32,177	$40,300
Two or More Races	$75,664, see rank	$38,158	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Eastern Cherokee Reservation	North Carolina	U.S.
less than 25	$9,926, see rank	$24,189	$25,788
25 to 44	$30,469, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
45 to 64	$33,125, see rank	$55,313	$65,027
65 or over	$20,637, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Eastern Cherokee Reservation	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,618, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	2,893, 43.71%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,535, 53.06%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,535, 53.06%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,418, 92.38%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	117, 7.62%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,358, 46.94%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	3,725, 56.29%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,940, 52.08%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,940, 52.08%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,828, 94.23%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	112, 5.77%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,785, 47.92%, see rank	41.78%	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

	Eastern Cherokee Reservation	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,138, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,974, 94.77%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	74, 2.36%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	55, 1.75%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	35, 1.12%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Eastern Cherokee Reservation	13.2 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 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

	Eastern Cherokee Reservation	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,246	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	1,418, 43.68%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	148, 10.44%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	614, 43.30%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	152, 10.72%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	240, 16.93%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	207, 14.60%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	1,828, 56.32%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	504, 27.57%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	857, 46.88%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	421, 23.03%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 0.49%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	37, 2.02%, see rank	7.22%	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

	Eastern Cherokee Reservation	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,246, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	30, 0.92%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	258, 7.95%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	45, 1.39%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	58, 1.79%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	136, 4.19%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	67, 2.06%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	22, 0.68%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	130, 4.00%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	230, 7.09%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	570, 17.56%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,043, 32.13%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	548, 16.88%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	109, 3.36%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Eastern Cherokee Reservation	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,976	34.28%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	633	29.58%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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