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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Washington County is $16,738, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Washington County median household income is $28,936, which has grown by 12.34% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Washington County residents spend 17.0 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, #62

Washington County	16,738 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

Washington County	22,800 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

Washington County	27,167 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

Washington County	19,020 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, #70

Washington County	28,936 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Washington County	43,617 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #76

Washington County	12.34%
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

	Washington County		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.66%	$15,498, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	36.06%	$14,608, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.44%	$2,634, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.44%	$16,145, 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

Washington County	34,062 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Washington County	49,228 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

	Washington County	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$48,119, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$22,154, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$54,773, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
Asian	$46,442, see rank	$51,584	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,750, see rank	$36,379	$37,170
One Race, Other	$107,946, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$25,313, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Washington County	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$19,360, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$28,790, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$32,724, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$25,610, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Washington County	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	38,049, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	17,268, 45.38%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,761, 62.32%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	37, 0.21%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,724, 62.10%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	7,974, 74.36%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,750, 25.64%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,507, 37.68%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	20,781, 54.62%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,337, 54.55%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	6, 0.03%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	11,331, 54.53%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,129, 80.57%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	2,202, 19.43%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	9,444, 45.45%, 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

	Washington County	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,820, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	13,849, 82.34%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,980, 11.77%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	86, 0.51%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	306, 1.82%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	155, 0.92%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	444, 2.64%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Washington County	17.0 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

	Washington County	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,103	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	7,974, 46.62%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,169, 27.20%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,156, 14.50%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,336, 16.75%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	205, 2.57%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	532, 6.67%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,037, 25.55%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	9,129, 53.38%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,368, 36.89%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,252, 24.67%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,978, 32.62%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	50, 0.55%, 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	460, 5.04%, 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

	Washington County	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,103, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	816, 4.77%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	785, 4.59%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,461, 8.54%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	389, 2.27%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,191, 12.81%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	907, 5.30%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	352, 2.06%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	604, 3.53%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,210, 7.07%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,239, 24.79%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,917, 11.21%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,348, 7.88%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	884, 5.17%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Washington County	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	18,520	37.52%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	3,882	31.28%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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