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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Tompkinsville is $13,311, which is much lower than the state average of $22,515 and is much lower than the national average of $27,334. Tompkinsville median household income is $18,750, which has grown by 2.64% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 18.98% and is much lower than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Tompkinsville residents spend 11.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 22.2 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, #458

Tompkinsville, KY	13,311 USD
Kentucky	22,515 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Tompkinsville, KY	14,882 USD
Kentucky	25,866 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

Tompkinsville, KY	20,402 USD
Kentucky	31,253 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

Tompkinsville, KY	11,922 USD
Kentucky	21,090 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #483

Tompkinsville, KY	18,750 USD
Kentucky	41,576 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Tompkinsville, KY	26,518 USD
Kentucky	56,009 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #323

Tompkinsville, KY	2.64%
Kentucky	18.98%
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

	Tompkinsville, KY		Kentucky		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.73%	$8,754, see rank	19.57%	$11,953	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	39.65%	$10,522, see rank	31.42%	$14,413	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	3.77%	$4,333, see rank	2.26%	$2,909	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	9.48%	$15,980, see rank	19.37%	$18,705	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

Tompkinsville, KY	30,566 USD
Kentucky	52,046 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Tompkinsville, KY	35,674 USD
Kentucky	66,166 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

	Tompkinsville, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
White	$21,500, see rank	$42,845	$54,999
Black	$12,348, see rank	$28,722	$35,194

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Tompkinsville, KY	Kentucky	U.S.
less than 25	$55,250, see rank	$22,486	$26,465
25 to 44	$16,296, see rank	$47,808	$57,132
45 to 64	$25,204, see rank	$49,999	$63,398
65 or over	$15,250, see rank	$27,179	$33,906

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

Employment Status

	Tompkinsville, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,137	see rank	3,383,799	238,733,844
Male¹	902	42.21%, see rank	48.53%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	570	63.19%, see rank	66.29%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.96%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	570	63.19%, see rank	65.33%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	532	93.33%, see rank	91.36%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	38	6.67%, see rank	8.64%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	332	36.81%, see rank	33.71%	29.08%
Female¹	1,235	57.79%, see rank	51.47%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	565	45.75%, see rank	55.57%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.09%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	565	45.75%, see rank	55.47%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	466	82.48%, see rank	92.27%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	99	17.52%, see rank	7.73%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	670	54.25%, see rank	44.43%	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

	Tompkinsville, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	978	100%	1,839,402	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	718	73.42%, see rank	81.51%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	164	16.77%, see rank	10.98%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	1.16%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	2.18%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.08%	1.72%
Worked at Home	96	9.82%, see rank	3.09%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Tompkinsville, KY	11.2 minutes
Kentucky	22.2 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

	Tompkinsville, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	998	-	1,871,531	141,833,331
Male¹	532	53.31%, see rank	52.36%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	129	24.25%, see rank	26.82%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	137	25.75%, see rank	12.48%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13	2.44%, see rank	16.63%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22	4.14%, see rank	1.36%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	186	34.96%, see rank	11.42%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29	5.45%, see rank	24.34%	18.08%
Female¹	466	46.69%, see rank	47.64%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	81	17.38%, see rank	36.49%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	208	44.64%, see rank	20.14%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	129	27.68%, see rank	34.08%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.36%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	48	10.30%, see rank	8.35%	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

	Tompkinsville, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	998	100%	1,871,531	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	41	4.11%, see rank	3.03%	1.86%
Construction	201	20.14%, see rank	6.83%	7.13%
Manufacturing	82	8.22%, see rank	14.10%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	12	1.20%, see rank	2.82%	3.06%
Retail Trade	72	7.21%, see rank	11.75%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	16	1.60%, see rank	6.01%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.88%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30	3.01%, see rank	5.67%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	82	8.22%, see rank	7.55%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	177	17.74%, see rank	23.22%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	105	10.52%, see rank	7.98%	8.86%
Public Administration	101	10.12%, see rank	4.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	79	7.92%, see rank	4.73%	4.86%

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

Poverty Level

	Tompkinsville, KY	%	Kentucky	U.S.
Population in Poverty	916	38.26%, see rank	17.70%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	146	26.35%, see rank	13.47%	10.08%

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