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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Searcy Area is $22,132, which is about the same as the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Searcy Area median household income is $42,852. On average Searcy Area residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.1 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, #555

Searcy Area	22,132 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Searcy Area	25,619 USD
Arkansas	26,180 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

Searcy Area	34,632 USD
Arkansas	31,010 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

Searcy Area	18,777 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #558

Searcy Area	42,852 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Searcy Area	57,539 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Searcy Area	11.54%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Searcy Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Arkansas 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

	Searcy Area		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.24%	$18,241, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.37%	$16,408, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.23%	$2,907, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.45%	$21,124, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	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

Searcy Area	52,740 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Searcy Area	66,599 USD
Arkansas	66,972 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

	Searcy Area	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$43,895, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$23,125, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,424, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Asian	$103,088, see rank	$55,922	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$14,632, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
One Race, Other	$30,690, see rank	$33,038	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,510, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Searcy Area	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$19,450, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,349, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,644, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$31,981, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Searcy Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	61,678, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	29,979, 48.61%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	18,922, 63.12%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	182, 0.61%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	18,740, 62.51%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	17,319, 92.42%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,421, 7.58%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	11,057, 36.88%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	31,699, 51.39%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	16,074, 50.71%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	16,074, 50.71%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	15,034, 93.53%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,040, 6.47%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	15,625, 49.29%, see rank	45.92%	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

	Searcy Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	31,994, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	25,735, 80.44%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	4,126, 12.90%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	104, 0.33%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	764, 2.39%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	251, 0.78%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,014, 3.17%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Searcy Area	23.2 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 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

	Searcy Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,353	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	17,319, 53.53%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,248, 24.53%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,238, 12.92%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,708, 15.64%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	441, 2.55%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,249, 12.99%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,058, 23.43%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	15,034, 46.47%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,185, 34.49%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,336, 22.19%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	5,422, 36.06%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	41, 0.27%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	54, 0.36%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	965, 6.42%, see rank	7.99%	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

	Searcy Area	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	32,353, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,509, 4.66%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	2,597, 8.03%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	3,090, 9.55%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	591, 1.83%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,903, 15.15%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,136, 6.60%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	460, 1.42%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,271, 3.93%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,235, 6.91%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,194, 25.33%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,169, 6.70%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,602, 4.95%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,596, 4.93%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Searcy Area	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	13,489	18.13%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,997	14.20%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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