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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Searcy County is $15,298, which is lower than the state average of $21,274 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Searcy County median household income is $28,811, which has grown by 34.65% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.03% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Searcy County residents spend 25.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 20.7 minutes and is about the same as the national average of 25.3 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

Searcy County	15,298 USD
Arkansas	21,274 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Searcy County	17,706 USD
Arkansas	24,084 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Searcy County	21,200 USD
Arkansas	29,438 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Searcy County	14,987 USD
Arkansas	19,987 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #68

Searcy County	28,811 USD
Arkansas	39,267 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Searcy County	35,868 USD
Arkansas	53,253 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Searcy County	34.65%
Arkansas	19.03%
U.S.	19.17%

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 County		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.07%	$3,283, see rank	19.18%	$12,242	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	45.36%	$13,866, see rank	33.24%	$14,664	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	1.30%	$1,564, see rank	1.81%	$2,711	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	19.93%	$12,653, see rank	17.36%	$17,331	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Searcy County	38,662 USD
Arkansas	48,491 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Searcy County	44,661 USD
Arkansas	62,497 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Searcy County	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$29,402, see rank	$42,456	$54,999
Hispanic	$14,821, see rank	$32,712	$41,534
Asian	$2,499, see rank	$45,556	$68,950
American Indian, Alaska Native	$11,813, see rank	$39,379	$36,779
Two or More Races	$14,472, see rank	$30,172	$45,781

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Searcy County	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$11,250, see rank	$21,820	$26,465
25 to 44	$38,750, see rank	$44,551	$57,132
45 to 64	$29,402, see rank	$47,141	$63,398
65 or over	$21,461, see rank	$28,155	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Searcy County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	6,775	see rank	2,247,624	238,733,844
Male¹	3,254	48.03%, see rank	48.41%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,808	55.56%, see rank	66.34%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.55%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	1,808	55.56%, see rank	65.79%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,736	96.02%, see rank	91.93%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	72	3.98%, see rank	8.07%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,446	44.44%, see rank	33.66%	29.08%
Female¹	3,521	51.97%, see rank	51.59%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,697	48.20%, see rank	55.72%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	1,697	48.20%, see rank	55.63%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,597	94.11%, see rank	92.40%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	100	5.89%, see rank	7.60%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,824	51.80%, see rank	44.28%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Searcy County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,249	100%	1,230,061	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,531	77.90%, see rank	80.91%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	482	14.84%, see rank	12.12%	10.35%
Public Transportation	19	0.58%, see rank	0.43%	4.94%
Walked	93	2.86%, see rank	1.80%	2.85%
Other Means	13	0.40%, see rank	1.42%	1.72%
Worked at Home	111	3.42%, see rank	3.32%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Searcy County	25.7 minutes
Arkansas	20.7 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Searcy County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,333	-	1,254,140	141,833,331
Male¹	1,736	52.09%, see rank	52.48%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	226	13.02%, see rank	25.63%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	188	10.83%, see rank	12.39%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	289	16.65%, see rank	16.51%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14	0.81%, see rank	2.10%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	473	27.25%, see rank	11.34%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	482	27.76%, see rank	24.57%	18.08%
Female¹	1,597	47.91%, see rank	47.52%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	494	30.93%, see rank	34.77%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	457	28.62%, see rank	21.03%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	546	34.19%, see rank	33.90%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12	0.75%, see rank	0.31%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	88	5.51%, see rank	9.32%	6.07%

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 County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,333	100%	1,254,140	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	104	3.12%, see rank	3.33%	1.86%
Construction	474	14.22%, see rank	7.42%	7.13%
Manufacturing	583	17.49%, see rank	14.97%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	53	1.59%, see rank	2.84%	3.06%
Retail Trade	527	15.81%, see rank	13.21%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	227	6.81%, see rank	5.57%	5.07%
Information	26	0.78%, see rank	1.74%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	88	2.64%, see rank	5.02%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	74	2.22%, see rank	6.66%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	618	18.54%, see rank	22.38%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	298	8.94%, see rank	7.51%	8.86%
Public Administration	163	4.89%, see rank	4.56%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	98	2.94%, see rank	4.80%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Searcy County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,802	22.74%, see rank	18.01%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	314	13.74%, see rank	13.47%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.