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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Tunica is $22,643, which is higher than the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Tunica median household income is $43,125, which has grown by 62.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Tunica residents spend 14.7 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, #59

Tunica, MS	22,643 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

Tunica, MS	28,438 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

Tunica, MS	33,173 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

Tunica, MS	23,750 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, #80

Tunica, MS	43,125 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Tunica, MS	51,538 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #35

Tunica, MS	62.08%
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

	Tunica, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.67%	$8,261, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.33%	$17,221, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	6.27%	$838, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.76%	$22,100, 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

Tunica, MS	53,200 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Tunica, MS	63,659 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

	Tunica, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$47,763, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$29,612, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Tunica, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
25 to 44	$43,611, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,361, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$47,083, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Tunica, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	930, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	423, 45.48%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	259, 61.23%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	259, 61.23%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	247, 95.37%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	12, 4.63%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	164, 38.77%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	507, 54.52%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	255, 50.30%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	255, 50.30%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	240, 94.12%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	15, 5.88%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	252, 49.70%, 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

	Tunica, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	483, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	464, 96.07%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	10, 2.07%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.62%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6, 1.24%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Tunica, MS	14.7 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

	Tunica, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	487	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	247, 50.72%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	99, 40.08%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	63, 25.51%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	25, 10.12%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4, 1.62%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 1.21%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51, 20.65%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	240, 49.28%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	111, 46.25%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	38, 15.83%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	84, 35.00%, 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	3, 1.25%, 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

	Tunica, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	487, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	19, 3.90%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	22, 4.52%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	21, 4.31%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 1.85%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	39, 8.01%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	26, 5.34%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	6, 1.23%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24, 4.93%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	27, 5.54%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	110, 22.59%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	132, 27.10%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	28, 5.75%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	24, 4.93%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Tunica, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	192	16.77%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	32	12.03%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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