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South Padre Island, TX Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of South Padre Island is $37,415, which is higher than the state average of $26,513 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. South Padre Island median household income is $41,714, which has shrunk by 8.15% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average South Padre Island residents spend 16.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 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, #152

South Padre Island, TX	37,415 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

South Padre Island, TX	29,877 USD
Texas	29,817 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

South Padre Island, TX	27,479 USD
Texas	34,774 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

South Padre Island, TX	31,105 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #876

South Padre Island, TX	41,714 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

South Padre Island, TX	63,083 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1361

South Padre Island, TX		-8.15%
Texas		31.68%
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

	South Padre Island, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	29.68%	$41,134, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.61%	$19,200, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.06%	$0, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	30.68%	$26,626, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

South Padre Island, TX	85,625 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

South Padre Island, TX	92,513 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	South Padre Island, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$44,844, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$39,556, see rank	$40,557	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	South Padre Island, TX	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$28,922, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,087, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$47,304, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	South Padre Island, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,653, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	1,257, 47.38%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	585, 46.54%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	585, 46.54%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	585, 100.00%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	672, 53.46%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	1,396, 52.62%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	719, 51.50%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	719, 51.50%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	700, 97.36%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	19, 2.64%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	677, 48.50%, see rank	41.93%	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

	South Padre Island, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,247, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,027, 82.36%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	48, 3.85%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	73, 5.85%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	99, 7.94%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

South Padre Island, TX	16.4 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	South Padre Island, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,285	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	585, 45.53%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	246, 42.05%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	66, 11.28%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	193, 32.99%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	38, 6.50%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	700, 54.47%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	379, 54.14%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	57, 8.14%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	264, 37.71%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.80%	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

	South Padre Island, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,285, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	27, 2.10%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	69, 5.37%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	103, 8.02%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	87, 6.77%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	100, 7.78%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	165, 12.84%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	114, 8.87%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	354, 27.55%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	182, 14.16%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	11, 0.86%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	73, 5.68%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	South Padre Island, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	667	23.11%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	223	26.14%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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