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Tupelo Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Tupelo Area is $21,283, which is about the same as the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Tupelo Area median household income is $41,701. On average Tupelo Area residents spend 20.7 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, #630

Tupelo Area	21,283 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

Tupelo Area	26,675 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

Tupelo Area	31,419 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

Tupelo Area	22,562 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, #620

Tupelo Area	41,701 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Tupelo Area	55,917 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Tupelo Area	9.79%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Tupelo Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi 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

	Tupelo Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.21%	$14,918, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.00%	$16,942, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.00%	$2,708, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.08%	$18,961, 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

Tupelo Area	52,227 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Tupelo Area	64,362 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

	Tupelo Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$46,618, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$27,718, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,574, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$87,681, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$21,023, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,304, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$25,536, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Tupelo Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$24,313, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,502, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,706, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$30,632, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Tupelo Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	106,983, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	50,747, 47.43%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	33,251, 65.52%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	159, 0.31%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	33,092, 65.21%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	30,255, 91.43%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,837, 8.57%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	17,496, 34.48%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	56,236, 52.57%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	30,780, 54.73%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	30,780, 54.73%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	28,767, 93.46%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,013, 6.54%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	25,456, 45.27%, 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

	Tupelo Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	58,273, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	50,962, 87.45%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,268, 9.04%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	121, 0.21%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	411, 0.71%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	468, 0.80%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,043, 1.79%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Tupelo Area	20.7 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

	Tupelo Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	59,022	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	30,255, 51.26%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,358, 24.32%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,010, 9.95%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,860, 16.06%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	288, 0.95%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,171, 7.18%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	10,068, 33.28%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	28,767, 48.74%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	9,845, 34.22%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	5,103, 17.74%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9,522, 33.10%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.04%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	120, 0.42%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,118, 14.32%, 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

	Tupelo Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	59,022, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	675, 1.14%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	2,985, 5.06%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	14,029, 23.77%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,457, 2.47%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	7,907, 13.40%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,526, 4.28%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	806, 1.37%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	3,243, 5.49%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,785, 4.72%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	13,526, 22.92%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	4,370, 7.40%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,883, 3.19%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,830, 4.79%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Tupelo Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	24,620	18.14%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	5,307	14.62%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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