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South Padre Island, TX Income and Careers

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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of South Padre Island is $45,407, which is much higher than the state average of $24,870 and is much higher than the national average of $27,334. South Padre Island median household income is $53,475, which has grown by 17.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 21.76% and is lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average South Padre Island residents spend 22.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.8 minutes and is lower than 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, #78

South Padre Island, TX	45,407 USD
Texas	24,870 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Padre Island, TX	26,368 USD
Texas	27,330 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

South Padre Island, TX	26,205 USD
Texas	32,261 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

South Padre Island, TX	31,607 USD
Texas	22,120 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #416

South Padre Island, TX	53,475 USD
Texas	49,646 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Padre Island, TX	90,277 USD
Texas	68,700 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #928

South Padre Island, TX	17.74%
Texas	21.76%
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

	South Padre Island, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	40.12%	$88,713, see rank	19.42%	$16,460	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	44.13%	$19,132, see rank	23.34%	$14,723	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-0.07%	$0, see rank	1.64%	$3,006	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	29.25%	$25,484, see rank	13.80%	$21,467	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

South Padre Island, TX	83,986 USD
Texas	58,142 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Padre Island, TX	119,664 USD
Texas	78,037 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

	South Padre Island, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$57,000, see rank	$53,286	$54,999
Hispanic	$50,922, see rank	$37,019	$41,534

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

Median Household Income by Age

	South Padre Island, TX	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$51,809, see rank	$25,098	$26,465
25 to 44	$50,809, see rank	$52,319	$57,132
45 to 64	$65,945, see rank	$60,964	$63,398
65 or over	$60,066, see rank	$33,888	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	South Padre Island, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,521	see rank	18,380,464	238,733,844
Male¹	1,379	54.70%, see rank	49.12%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	601	43.58%, see rank	73.06%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	90	6.53%, see rank	0.93%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	511	37.06%, see rank	72.12%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	511	100.00%, see rank	93.20%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	6.80%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	778	56.42%, see rank	26.94%	29.08%
Female¹	1,142	45.30%, see rank	50.88%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	419	36.69%, see rank	58.49%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	419	36.69%, see rank	58.29%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	419	100.00%, see rank	92.77%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0	0.00%, see rank	7.23%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	723	63.31%, see rank	41.51%	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

	South Padre Island, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	996	100%	10,961,232	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	652	65.46%, see rank	79.08%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	97	9.74%, see rank	11.91%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.64%	4.94%
Walked	102	10.24%, see rank	1.76%	2.85%
Other Means	60	6.02%, see rank	1.85%	1.72%
Worked at Home	85	8.53%, see rank	3.77%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Padre Island, TX	22.7 minutes
Texas	24.8 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

	South Padre Island, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	930	-	11,125,616	141,833,331
Male¹	511	54.95%, see rank	54.55%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	244	47.75%, see rank	30.46%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	63	12.33%, see rank	13.22%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65	12.72%, see rank	17.91%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.91%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	101	19.77%, see rank	13.03%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	23	4.50%, see rank	17.86%	18.08%
Female¹	419	45.05%, see rank	45.45%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	227	54.18%, see rank	37.63%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	29	6.92%, see rank	21.27%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	148	35.32%, see rank	34.94%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.17%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15	3.58%, see rank	5.27%	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

	South Padre Island, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	930	100%	11,125,616	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	19	2.04%, see rank	2.92%	1.86%
Construction	179	19.25%, see rank	8.63%	7.13%
Manufacturing	44	4.73%, see rank	9.72%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	34	3.66%, see rank	3.32%	3.06%
Retail Trade	57	6.13%, see rank	11.53%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	145	15.59%, see rank	5.67%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	2.17%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	89	9.57%, see rank	6.91%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	163	17.53%, see rank	10.52%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	62	6.67%, see rank	20.78%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	109	11.72%, see rank	8.23%	8.86%
Public Administration	0	0.00%, see rank	4.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	29	3.12%, see rank	5.20%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	South Padre Island, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	136	4.94%, see rank	16.75%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	17	2.11%, see rank	12.98%	10.08%

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