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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cottle County is $19,813, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Cottle County median household income is $34,833, which has grown by 36.89% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cottle County residents spend 15.3 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, #201

Cottle County	19,813 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

Cottle County	19,746 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

Cottle County	26,543 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

Cottle County	14,821 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, #232

Cottle County	34,833 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cottle County	43,256 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #146

Cottle County	36.89%
Texas	31.68%
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

	Cottle County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.83%	$12,954, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.20%	$15,938, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.28%	$850, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	25.78%	$12,243, 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

Cottle County	39,500 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cottle County	50,669 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

	Cottle County	Texas	U.S.
White	$35,893, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$30,859, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$23,750, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$27,250, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cottle County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$73,235, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$33,553, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,413, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$24,276, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cottle County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,319, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	551, 41.77%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	362, 65.70%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	362, 65.70%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	353, 97.51%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 2.49%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	189, 34.30%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	768, 58.23%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	363, 47.27%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	363, 47.27%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	326, 89.81%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 10.19%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	405, 52.73%, 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

	Cottle County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	659, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	480, 72.84%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	76, 11.53%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	65, 9.86%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	27, 4.10%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11, 1.67%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cottle County	15.3 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

	Cottle County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	679	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	353, 51.99%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	100, 28.33%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	58, 16.43%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	52, 14.73%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	44, 12.46%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	41, 11.61%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	37, 10.48%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	326, 48.01%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	109, 33.44%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	98, 30.06%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	117, 35.89%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2, 0.61%, 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

	Cottle County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	679, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	94, 13.84%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	83, 12.22%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	7, 1.03%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.29%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	52, 7.66%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	20, 2.95%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	4, 0.59%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	81, 11.93%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7, 1.03%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	207, 30.49%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20, 2.95%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	76, 11.19%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	26, 3.83%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cottle County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	324	20.43%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	61	12.15%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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