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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of West Point Area is $18,833, which is lower than the state average of $20,670 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. West Point Area median household income is $31,228. On average West Point Area residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 23.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.4 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, #832

West Point Area	18,833 USD
Mississippi	20,670 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Point Area	22,422 USD
Mississippi	25,634 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Point Area	27,460 USD
Mississippi	30,893 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Point Area	18,368 USD
Mississippi	21,102 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #913

West Point Area	31,228 USD
Mississippi	38,882 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Point Area	47,791 USD
Mississippi	54,176 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

West Point Area	1.50%
Mississippi	25.96%
U.S.	27.36%

*The West Point Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi 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

	West Point Area		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.83%	$15,609, see rank	13.60%	$13,260	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	36.10%	$15,105, see rank	32.23%	$15,258	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	5.98%	$3,805, see rank	2.53%	$2,796	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	18.14%	$16,344, see rank	16.98%	$19,538	17.61%	$23,126

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

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

West Point Area	39,607 USD
Mississippi	48,300 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Point Area	56,858 USD
Mississippi	63,148 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	West Point Area	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$51,458, see rank	$48,288	$56,203
Black	$21,757, see rank	$25,734	$35,564
Hispanic	$17,328, see rank	$38,958	$41,994
American Indian, Alaska Native	$28,155, see rank	$38,178	$37,469
One Race, Other	$2,499, see rank	$34,727	$40,405
Two or More Races	$16,607, see rank	$34,567	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	West Point Area	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$15,684, see rank	$20,360	$25,955
25 to 44	$32,871, see rank	$43,027	$58,073
45 to 64	$37,615, see rank	$46,352	$64,486
65 or over	$25,994, see rank	$27,597	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	West Point Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	16,000, see rank	2,300,867	243,810,053
Male¹	7,394, 46.21%, see rank	47.79%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,451, 60.20%, see rank	63.98%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	13, 0.18%, see rank	1.01%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	4,438, 60.02%, see rank	62.98%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,657, 82.40%, see rank	89.49%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	781, 17.60%, see rank	10.51%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,943, 39.80%, see rank	36.02%	29.80%
Female¹	8,606, 53.79%, see rank	52.21%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,718, 54.82%, see rank	54.77%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	16, 0.19%, see rank	0.20%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	4,702, 54.64%, see rank	54.57%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,713, 78.97%, see rank	89.26%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	989, 21.03%, see rank	10.74%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	3,888, 45.18%, see rank	45.23%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	West Point Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,277, 100%	1,190,185	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	6,100, 83.83%, see rank	83.17%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	838, 11.52%, see rank	11.05%	10.03%
Public Transportation	25, 0.34%, see rank	0.43%	4.98%
Walked	129, 1.77%, see rank	1.69%	2.82%
Other Means	59, 0.81%, see rank	1.26%	1.76%
Worked at Home	126, 1.73%, see rank	2.40%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Point Area	23.2 minutes
Mississippi	23.3 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	West Point Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,370	1,204,869	141,996,548
Male¹	3,657, 49.62%, see rank	51.44%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	743, 20.32%, see rank	25.26%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	418, 11.43%, see rank	14.12%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	676, 18.49%, see rank	14.96%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51, 1.39%, see rank	1.69%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	290, 7.93%, see rank	12.49%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,300, 35.55%, see rank	23.80%	17.87%
Female¹	3,713, 50.38%, see rank	48.56%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,230, 33.13%, see rank	36.63%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	680, 18.31%, see rank	21.33%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,214, 32.70%, see rank	33.21%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 0.67%, see rank	0.43%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	543, 14.62%, see rank	7.86%	5.77%

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

Industry

	West Point Area	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,370, 100%	1,204,869	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	314, 4.26%, see rank	3.00%	1.90%
Construction	377, 5.12%, see rank	7.24%	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,379, 18.71%, see rank	12.91%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	276, 3.74%, see rank	2.72%	2.83%
Retail Trade	904, 12.27%, see rank	11.67%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	453, 6.15%, see rank	5.86%	5.00%
Information	46, 0.62%, see rank	1.37%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	280, 3.80%, see rank	4.86%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	312, 4.23%, see rank	6.28%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,772, 24.04%, see rank	24.12%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	529, 7.18%, see rank	9.37%	9.18%
Public Administration	323, 4.38%, see rank	5.69%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	405, 5.50%, see rank	4.92%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	West Point Area	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,954	24.34%, see rank	22.29%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,289	22.17%, see rank	17.54%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.