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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Detroit Independent School District is $20,289, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Detroit Independent School District median household income is $44,583. On average Detroit Independent School District residents spend 28.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.3 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, #767

Detroit Independent School District	20,289 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Detroit Independent School District	25,779 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Detroit Independent School District	35,000 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Detroit Independent School District	16,643 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #602

Detroit Independent School District	44,583 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Detroit Independent School District	52,754 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Detroit Independent School District	9.65%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Detroit Independent School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas 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

	Detroit Independent School District		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.65%	$10,063, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.53%	$16,593, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.71%	$1,496, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.94%	$23,158, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Detroit Independent School District	58,451 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Detroit Independent School District	61,894 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Detroit Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
White	$53,542, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$18,571, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Two or More Races	$21,250, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Detroit Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$33,409, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,633, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,444, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$30,313, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Detroit Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,790, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	819, 45.75%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	498, 60.81%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	498, 60.81%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	450, 90.36%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	48, 9.64%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	321, 39.19%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	971, 54.25%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	559, 57.57%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	559, 57.57%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	522, 93.38%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 6.62%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	412, 42.43%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Detroit Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	950, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	729, 76.74%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	76, 8.00%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	5, 0.53%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	38, 4.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	16, 1.68%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	86, 9.05%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Detroit Independent School District	28.4 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Detroit Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	972	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	450, 46.30%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	95, 21.11%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	33, 7.33%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	70, 15.56%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12, 2.67%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	74, 16.44%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	134, 29.78%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	522, 53.70%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	147, 28.16%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	189, 36.21%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	150, 28.74%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	36, 6.90%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Detroit Independent School District	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	972, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33, 3.40%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	123, 12.65%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	133, 13.68%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	3, 0.31%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	79, 8.13%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	92, 9.47%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	4, 0.41%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	29, 2.98%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43, 4.42%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	288, 29.63%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	57, 5.86%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	37, 3.81%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	51, 5.25%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Detroit Independent School District	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	318	13.89%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	50	7.94%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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