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Scottsboro Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Scottsboro Area is $20,055, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Scottsboro Area median household income is $36,874. On average Scottsboro Area residents spend 26.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 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, #725

Scottsboro Area	20,055 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Scottsboro Area	24,897 USD
Alabama	27,174 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

Scottsboro Area	28,723 USD
Alabama	33,320 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

Scottsboro Area	20,776 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #765

Scottsboro Area	36,874 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Scottsboro Area	48,964 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Scottsboro Area	5.14%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Scottsboro Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Alabama 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

	Scottsboro Area		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.99%	$10,954, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	41.41%	$15,981, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.36%	$3,376, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.49%	$19,313, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	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

Scottsboro Area	45,543 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Scottsboro Area	57,318 USD
Alabama	71,423 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

	Scottsboro Area	Alabama	U.S.
White	$37,358, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$21,382, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,127, see rank	$34,763	$42,396
Asian	$39,917, see rank	$56,276	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$46,541, see rank	$37,727	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$81,500, see rank	$95,848	$53,370
One Race, Other	$22,454, see rank	$31,911	$40,300
Two or More Races	$29,954, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Scottsboro Area	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$22,790, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,375, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,554, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$27,385, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Scottsboro Area	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	42,773, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	20,812, 48.66%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	12,823, 61.61%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	12,823, 61.61%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	11,698, 91.23%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,125, 8.77%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	7,989, 38.39%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	21,961, 51.34%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,538, 47.99%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,538, 47.99%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,236, 87.64%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,302, 12.36%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,423, 52.01%, see rank	46.46%	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

	Scottsboro Area	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	20,521, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	18,326, 89.30%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,272, 6.20%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	17, 0.08%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	307, 1.50%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	190, 0.93%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	409, 1.99%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Scottsboro Area	26.0 minutes
Alabama	24.1 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

	Scottsboro Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,934	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	11,698, 55.88%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,550, 21.80%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,353, 11.57%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,356, 11.59%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	439, 3.75%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,210, 10.34%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,757, 32.12%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	9,236, 44.12%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,918, 31.59%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,962, 21.24%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,883, 31.21%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	49, 0.53%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 0.27%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,391, 15.06%, see rank	7.37%	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

	Scottsboro Area	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	20,934, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	757, 3.62%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	1,512, 7.22%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,988, 23.83%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	355, 1.70%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,315, 11.06%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,273, 6.08%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	181, 0.86%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	940, 4.49%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,091, 5.21%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,244, 20.27%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,579, 7.54%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	941, 4.50%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	758, 3.62%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Scottsboro Area	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,567	18.24%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,268	15.70%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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