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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Taft Southwest is $12,778, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Taft Southwest median household income is $30,729, which has grown by 38.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Taft Southwest residents spend 19.8 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, #1454

Taft Southwest, TX	12,778 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

Taft Southwest, TX	16,793 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

Taft Southwest, TX	27,292 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

Taft Southwest, TX	15,000 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, #1343

Taft Southwest, TX	30,729 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Taft Southwest, TX	37,821 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #604

Taft Southwest, TX	38.55%
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

	Taft Southwest, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	3.92%	$9,182, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	38.25%	$12,948, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.84%	$750, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	4.15%	$18,061, 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

Taft Southwest, TX	31,823 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Taft Southwest, TX	39,802 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

	Taft Southwest, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$31,071, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$31,406, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$30,250, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Taft Southwest, TX	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$53,203, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,802, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$13,824, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Taft Southwest, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	910, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	475, 52.20%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	318, 66.95%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	318, 66.95%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	283, 88.99%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 11.01%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	157, 33.05%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	435, 47.80%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	221, 50.80%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	221, 50.80%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	173, 78.28%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	48, 21.72%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	214, 49.20%, 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

	Taft Southwest, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	418, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	276, 66.03%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	88, 21.05%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	17, 4.07%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	13, 3.11%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	24, 5.74%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Taft Southwest, TX	19.8 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

	Taft Southwest, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	456	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	283, 62.06%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21, 7.42%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	94, 33.22%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18, 6.36%, 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	76, 26.86%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	55, 19.43%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	173, 37.94%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	35, 20.23%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	74, 42.77%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	49, 28.32%, 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	6, 3.47%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	9, 5.20%, 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

	Taft Southwest, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	456, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55, 12.06%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	70, 15.35%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	32, 7.02%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 1.97%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	34, 7.46%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28, 6.14%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	67, 14.69%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	119, 26.10%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	24, 5.26%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	18, 3.95%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Taft Southwest, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	495	36.05%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	88	25.07%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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