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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Taylor is $24,431, which is higher than the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Taylor median household income is $37,500, which has grown by 29.87% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Taylor residents spend 17.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 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, #43

Taylor, MS	24,431 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Taylor, MS	29,773 USD
Mississippi	26,188 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

Taylor, MS	30,234 USD
Mississippi	31,341 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

Taylor, MS	26,250 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #121

Taylor, MS	37,500 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Taylor, MS	52,084 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #106

Taylor, MS	29.87%
Mississippi	25.96%
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

	Taylor, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.42%	$11,607, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.05%	$15,256, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.93%	$686, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	27.12%	$19,875, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	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

Taylor, MS	57,500 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Taylor, MS	66,306 USD
Mississippi	64,194 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

	Taylor, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$36,429, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$55,625, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Taylor, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
25 to 44	$30,938, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$44,000, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$31,875, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Taylor, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	209, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	100, 47.85%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	75, 75.00%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	75, 75.00%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	60, 80.00%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 20.00%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	25, 25.00%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	109, 52.15%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	54, 49.54%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	54, 49.54%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	47, 87.04%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 12.96%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	55, 50.46%, see rank	45.80%	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

	Taylor, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	107, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	88, 82.24%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	3, 2.80%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 5.61%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	10, 9.35%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Taylor, MS	17.6 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 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

	Taylor, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	107	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	60, 56.07%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	11, 18.33%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9, 15.00%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20, 33.33%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 11.67%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 18.33%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	47, 43.93%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	25, 53.19%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4, 8.51%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18, 38.30%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.58%	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

	Taylor, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	107, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2, 1.87%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	5, 4.67%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	12, 11.21%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 1.87%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	24, 22.43%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	12, 11.21%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4, 3.74%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7, 6.54%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	31, 28.97%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	2, 1.87%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6, 5.61%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Taylor, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	22	8.30%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4	6.25%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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