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As of 2006-2010, the per capita income of Weir is $19,724, which is about the same as the state average of $19,977 and is lower than the national average of $27,334. Weir median household income is $37,917, which has grown by 63.97% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 17.62% and is much higher than the national average rate of 19.17%. On average Weir residents spend 26.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.3 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, #92

Weir, MS	19,724 USD
Mississippi	19,977 USD
U.S.	27,334 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Weir, MS	14,333 USD
Mississippi	24,372 USD
U.S.	29,701 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Weir, MS	22,917 USD
Mississippi	30,163 USD
U.S.	35,201 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Weir, MS	12,337 USD
Mississippi	19,848 USD
U.S.	24,139 USD

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #114

Weir, MS	37,917 USD
Mississippi	37,881 USD
U.S.	51,914 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Weir, MS	44,306 USD
Mississippi	52,484 USD
U.S.	70,883 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #24

Weir, MS	63.97%
Mississippi	17.62%
U.S.	19.17%

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

	Weir, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.67%	$44,100, see rank	15.17%	$11,910	24.21%	$15,308
Social Security Income	37.04%	$11,766, see rank	31.70%	$14,050	27.48%	$15,495
Public Assistance Income	-0.46%	$0, see rank	2.22%	$2,519	2.47%	$3,553
Retirement Income	24.54%	$15,811, see rank	16.65%	$18,116	17.51%	$21,489

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Weir, MS	40,750 USD
Mississippi	47,031 USD
U.S.	62,982 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Weir, MS	48,123 USD
Mississippi	61,026 USD
U.S.	82,446 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 2006-2010 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Weir, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$45,294, see rank	$47,414	$54,999
Black	$25,333, see rank	$24,609	$35,194

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Weir, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$45,469, see rank	$20,560	$26,465
25 to 44	$26,333, see rank	$42,801	$57,132
45 to 64	$40,385, see rank	$45,264	$63,398
65 or over	$25,694, see rank	$25,606	$33,906

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Weir, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	416	see rank	2,274,381	238,733,844
Male¹	210	50.48%, see rank	47.75%	48.60%
Male, In Labor Force:²	161	76.67%, see rank	64.94%	70.92%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.99%	0.83%
Male, Civilian²	161	76.67%, see rank	63.95%	70.09%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	125	77.64%, see rank	90.43%	91.78%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	36	22.36%, see rank	9.57%	8.22%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	49	23.33%, see rank	35.06%	29.08%
Female¹	206	49.52%, see rank	52.25%	51.40%
Female, In Labor Force:²	119	57.77%, see rank	55.01%	59.40%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	119	57.77%, see rank	54.75%	59.26%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	94	78.99%, see rank	90.37%	92.41%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	25	21.01%, see rank	9.63%	7.59%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	87	42.23%, see rank	44.99%	40.60%

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 2006-2010 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Weir, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	211	100%	1,197,141	139,255,035
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	185	87.68%, see rank	82.67%	76.00%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	19	9.00%, see rank	11.42%	10.35%
Public Transportation	0	0.00%, see rank	0.41%	4.94%
Walked	0	0.00%, see rank	1.75%	2.85%
Other Means	0	0.00%, see rank	1.38%	1.72%
Worked at Home	7	3.32%, see rank	2.36%	4.14%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Weir, MS	26.7 minutes
Mississippi	23.3 minutes
U.S.	25.3 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 2006-2010 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Weir, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	219	-	1,216,050	141,833,331
Male¹	125	57.08%, see rank	51.65%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	14	11.20%, see rank	24.53%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	23	18.40%, see rank	13.57%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	22	17.60%, see rank	15.45%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	1.65%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	13.04%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47	37.60%, see rank	24.12%	18.08%
Female¹	94	42.92%, see rank	48.35%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	40	42.55%, see rank	35.27%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	13	13.83%, see rank	21.29%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28	29.79%, see rank	33.85%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0	0.00%, see rank	0.54%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13	13.83%, see rank	8.44%	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Weir, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	219	100%	1,216,050	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0	0.00%, see rank	2.86%	1.86%
Construction	13	5.94%, see rank	7.77%	7.13%
Manufacturing	26	11.87%, see rank	13.47%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	10	4.57%, see rank	2.93%	3.06%
Retail Trade	30	13.70%, see rank	11.81%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19	8.68%, see rank	5.76%	5.07%
Information	0	0.00%, see rank	1.51%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12	5.48%, see rank	4.94%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	23	10.50%, see rank	6.34%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	64	29.22%, see rank	23.12%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0	0.00%, see rank	9.10%	8.86%
Public Administration	7	3.20%, see rank	5.40%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15	6.85%, see rank	4.99%	4.86%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Weir, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	117	24.27%, see rank	21.24%	13.82%
Family in Poverty	17	14.78%, see rank	16.70%	10.08%

*Based on 2006-2010 data. View historical poverty level data.