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Toccoa Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Toccoa Area is $19,624, which is lower than the state average of $25,427 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Toccoa Area median household income is $40,103. On average Toccoa Area residents spend 21.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 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, #751

Toccoa Area	19,624 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Toccoa Area	24,218 USD
Georgia	29,424 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

Toccoa Area	26,738 USD
Georgia	33,645 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

Toccoa Area	21,468 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #680

Toccoa Area	40,103 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Toccoa Area	52,008 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Toccoa Area	16.89%
Georgia	16.28%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Toccoa Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Georgia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Toccoa Area		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.05%	$9,123, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	42.48%	$17,962, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.15%	$1,441, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.35%	$22,020, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	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

Toccoa Area	51,030 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Toccoa Area	62,795 USD
Georgia	78,856 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

	Toccoa Area	Georgia	U.S.
White	$42,555, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$23,432, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$20,234, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
Two or More Races	$31,518, see rank	$46,698	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Toccoa Area	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$17,031, see rank	$23,220	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,989, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$42,120, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$33,193, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Toccoa Area	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	20,471, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	9,653, 47.15%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	5,988, 62.03%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.03%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	5,985, 62.00%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,264, 87.95%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	721, 12.05%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3,665, 37.97%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	10,818, 52.85%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,722, 52.89%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,722, 52.89%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,110, 89.30%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	612, 10.70%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	5,096, 47.11%, see rank	41.73%	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

	Toccoa Area	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	10,236, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	8,272, 80.81%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,261, 12.32%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1, 0.01%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	284, 2.77%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	15, 0.15%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	403, 3.94%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Toccoa Area	21.8 minutes
Georgia	27.4 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

	Toccoa Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,374	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	5,264, 50.74%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,005, 19.09%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	973, 18.48%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	864, 16.41%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	43, 0.82%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	458, 8.70%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,523, 28.93%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	5,110, 49.26%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,692, 33.11%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,167, 22.84%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,775, 34.74%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 0.45%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42, 0.82%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	370, 7.24%, see rank	6.88%	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

	Toccoa Area	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,374, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	224, 2.16%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	514, 4.95%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,162, 20.84%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	601, 5.79%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,010, 9.74%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	359, 3.46%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	166, 1.60%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	181, 1.74%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	638, 6.15%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,679, 25.82%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,048, 10.10%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	412, 3.97%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	380, 3.66%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Toccoa Area	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,807	19.33%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	810	12.26%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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