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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of University is $2,547, which is much lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. University median household income is $9,766. On average University residents spend 11.5 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, #362

University, MS	2,547 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

University, MS	2,499 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

University, MS	2,499 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

University, MS	2,499 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, #361

University, MS	9,766 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

University, MS	13,198 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

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

	University, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	-1.64%	$0, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	29.51%	$7,189, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-1.64%	$0, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	-1.64%	$0, 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

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 Age

University, MS

Mississippi

U.S.

*Based on 2010-2014 data.

Employment Status

	University, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	4,310, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	1,755, 40.72%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	363, 20.68%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	363, 20.68%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	254, 69.97%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	109, 30.03%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,392, 79.32%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	2,555, 59.28%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	623, 24.38%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	623, 24.38%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	443, 71.11%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	180, 28.89%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,932, 75.62%, 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

	University, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	684, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	290, 42.40%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	26, 3.80%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	225, 32.89%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	143, 20.91%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

University, MS	11.5 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

	University, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	697	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	254, 36.44%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	100, 39.37%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	107, 42.13%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47, 18.50%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	443, 63.56%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	138, 31.15%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	60, 13.54%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	236, 53.27%, 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	9, 2.03%, 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

	University, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	697, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	98, 14.06%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9, 1.29%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	26, 3.73%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	411, 58.97%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	114, 16.36%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	39, 5.60%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	University, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	175	89.74%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	11	100.00%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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