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Victoria Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Victoria Area is $25,624, which is about the same as the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Victoria Area median household income is $50,549. On average Victoria Area residents spend 20.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 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, #272

Victoria Area	25,624 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Victoria Area	27,380 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Victoria Area	35,487 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Victoria Area	21,461 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #241

Victoria Area	50,549 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Victoria Area	67,986 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Victoria Area	10.47%
Texas	31.68%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Victoria Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Texas 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

	Victoria Area		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.03%	$13,298, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.64%	$16,835, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.13%	$3,250, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.18%	$21,871, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Victoria Area	58,473 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Victoria Area	75,768 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Victoria Area	Texas	U.S.
White	$53,426, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$37,686, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,858, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$62,143, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$15,769, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,457, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$22,460, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Victoria Area	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$24,359, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$55,616, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,926, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$36,272, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Victoria Area	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	74,511, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	36,054, 48.39%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	25,534, 70.82%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	53, 0.15%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	25,481, 70.67%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	23,665, 92.87%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,816, 7.13%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	10,520, 29.18%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	38,457, 51.61%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	21,809, 56.71%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	21,809, 56.71%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	20,384, 93.47%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,425, 6.53%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	16,648, 43.29%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Victoria Area	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	43,067, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	34,932, 81.11%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	5,550, 12.89%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	332, 0.77%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	542, 1.26%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	272, 0.63%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	1,439, 3.34%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Victoria Area	20.1 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Victoria Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	44,049	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	23,665, 53.72%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,782, 20.21%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	3,234, 13.67%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,144, 17.51%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	134, 0.57%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,608, 15.25%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	5,836, 24.66%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	20,384, 46.28%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,264, 35.64%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	4,539, 22.27%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	7,586, 37.22%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 0.09%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	80, 0.39%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	874, 4.29%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Victoria Area	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	44,049, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,072, 6.97%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	3,218, 7.31%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	5,172, 11.74%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1,352, 3.07%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	5,659, 12.85%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,948, 4.42%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	524, 1.19%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,149, 4.88%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,642, 8.27%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	10,082, 22.89%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,415, 7.75%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,564, 3.55%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	2,252, 5.11%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Victoria Area	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	16,560	17.48%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,376	13.43%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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