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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Sebastian County is $23,768, which is higher than the state average of $22,595 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Sebastian County median household income is $39,208, which has grown by 15.70% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 28.22% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Sebastian County residents spend 17.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower 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, #7

Sebastian County	23,768 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

Sebastian County	25,393 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

Sebastian County	30,340 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

Sebastian County	20,894 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, #21

Sebastian County	39,208 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Sebastian County	59,002 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #67

Sebastian County	15.70%
Arkansas	28.22%
U.S.	27.36%

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

	Sebastian County		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.65%	$20,904, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.85%	$16,845, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.39%	$4,559, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.67%	$19,688, 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

Sebastian County	49,477 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Sebastian County	70,550 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

	Sebastian County	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$40,941, see rank	$44,553	$56,900
Black	$22,267, see rank	$26,733	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,765, see rank	$34,173	$42,396
Asian	$45,928, see rank	$55,922	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$44,320, see rank	$37,048	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$11,832, see rank	$30,118	$53,370
One Race, Other	$45,170, see rank	$33,038	$40,300
Two or More Races	$26,178, see rank	$34,322	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Sebastian County	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$23,476, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,522, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$47,413, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$32,309, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Sebastian County	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	98,739, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	47,729, 48.34%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	32,228, 67.52%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	129, 0.27%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	32,099, 67.25%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	29,584, 92.16%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,515, 7.84%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	15,501, 32.48%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	51,010, 51.66%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	26,925, 52.78%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	52, 0.10%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	26,873, 52.68%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	25,370, 94.41%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,503, 5.59%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	24,085, 47.22%, 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

	Sebastian County	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	54,571, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	45,737, 83.81%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6,044, 11.08%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	220, 0.40%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	773, 1.42%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	666, 1.22%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,131, 2.07%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Sebastian County	17.2 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

	Sebastian County	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	54,954	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	29,584, 53.83%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,432, 28.50%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,924, 13.26%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,797, 16.21%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	184, 0.62%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,649, 8.95%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,003, 27.05%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	25,370, 46.17%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,556, 33.72%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,382, 21.21%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8,499, 33.50%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.13%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	40, 0.16%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,772, 10.93%, 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

	Sebastian County	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	54,954, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,211, 2.20%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	2,940, 5.35%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	10,684, 19.44%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,663, 3.03%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	6,827, 12.42%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	3,163, 5.76%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	796, 1.45%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,097, 3.82%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,312, 6.03%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,095, 23.83%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,520, 8.23%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,857, 3.38%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,789, 5.08%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Sebastian County	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	28,103	22.54%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,724	17.66%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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