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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Wesson is $17,591, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Wesson median household income is $51,250, which has grown by 55.20% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Wesson residents spend 24.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as 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, #163

Wesson, MS	17,591 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

Wesson, MS	25,893 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

Wesson, MS	34,740 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

Wesson, MS	20,294 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, #40

Wesson, MS	51,250 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Wesson, MS	62,614 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #45

Wesson, MS	55.20%
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

	Wesson, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.97%	$7,468, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.21%	$20,627, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.38%	$10,700, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	18.43%	$28,318, 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

Wesson, MS	63,977 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Wesson, MS	70,787 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

	Wesson, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$50,833, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$46,250, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Wesson, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$21,000, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$65,294, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,333, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$33,698, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Wesson, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,603, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	785, 48.97%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	332, 42.29%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	332, 42.29%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	315, 94.88%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	17, 5.12%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	453, 57.71%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	818, 51.03%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	347, 42.42%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	347, 42.42%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	340, 97.98%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 2.02%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	471, 57.58%, 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

	Wesson, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	625, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	518, 82.88%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	56, 8.96%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	34, 5.44%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	3, 0.48%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	14, 2.24%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Wesson, MS	24.1 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

	Wesson, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	655	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	315, 48.09%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63, 20.00%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	35, 11.11%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 8.89%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.95%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	65, 20.63%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	100, 31.75%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	340, 51.91%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	118, 34.71%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	65, 19.12%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	125, 36.76%, 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	32, 9.41%, 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

	Wesson, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	655, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	47, 7.18%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	70, 10.69%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	28, 4.27%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	17, 2.60%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	69, 10.53%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	42, 6.41%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	13, 1.98%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9, 1.37%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	65, 9.92%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	208, 31.76%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	43, 6.56%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	6, 0.92%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	38, 5.80%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Wesson, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	218	14.51%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	49	11.98%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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