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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Jackson County is $22,569, which is lower than the state average of $24,695 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Jackson County median household income is $42,029, which has grown by 36.74% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 38.43% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Jackson County residents spend 14.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 20.8 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, #36

Jackson County	22,569 USD
Oklahoma	24,695 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jackson County	25,783 USD
Oklahoma	27,491 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

Jackson County	31,232 USD
Oklahoma	33,259 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

Jackson County	19,768 USD
Oklahoma	22,353 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #43

Jackson County	42,029 USD
Oklahoma	46,235 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jackson County	56,268 USD
Oklahoma	62,871 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #54

Jackson County	36.74%
Oklahoma	38.43%
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

	Jackson County		Oklahoma		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.74%	$7,218, see rank	19.02%	$15,923	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	27.82%	$15,751, see rank	30.60%	$17,021	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.04%	$1,235, see rank	3.30%	$2,117	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.57%	$20,856, see rank	17.17%	$20,421	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

Jackson County	51,086 USD
Oklahoma	57,299 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jackson County	62,316 USD
Oklahoma	73,941 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

	Jackson County	Oklahoma	U.S.
White	$44,771, see rank	$49,409	$56,900
Black	$31,222, see rank	$30,484	$35,600
Hispanic	$34,702, see rank	$37,552	$42,396
Asian	$81,364, see rank	$52,833	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,333, see rank	$38,734	$37,170
One Race, Other	$34,755, see rank	$37,473	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,625, see rank	$40,441	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Jackson County	Oklahoma	U.S.
less than 25	$31,806, see rank	$25,946	$25,788
25 to 44	$45,292, see rank	$50,585	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,113, see rank	$55,848	$65,027
65 or over	$29,188, see rank	$34,720	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Jackson County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	19,894, see rank	2,977,835	248,775,628
Male¹	9,785, 49.19%, see rank	49.07%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,062, 72.17%, see rank	67.93%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	983, 10.05%, see rank	1.09%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,079, 62.13%, see rank	66.84%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,706, 93.86%, see rank	93.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	373, 6.14%, see rank	6.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,723, 27.83%, see rank	32.07%	30.72%
Female¹	10,109, 50.81%, see rank	50.93%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,954, 58.90%, see rank	56.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	215, 2.13%, see rank	0.18%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	5,739, 56.77%, see rank	55.90%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,254, 91.55%, see rank	93.16%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	485, 8.45%, see rank	6.84%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,155, 41.10%, see rank	43.92%	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

	Jackson County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,885, 100%	1,686,185	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,755, 82.08%, see rank	82.25%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,332, 11.21%, see rank	10.49%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 0.19%, see rank	0.48%	5.06%
Walked	344, 2.89%, see rank	1.79%	2.78%
Other Means	173, 1.46%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	259, 2.18%, see rank	3.57%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jackson County	14.0 minutes
Oklahoma	20.8 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

	Jackson County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,960	1,699,610	143,435,233
Male¹	5,706, 52.06%, see rank	53.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,214, 21.28%, see rank	28.66%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	941, 16.49%, see rank	13.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	688, 12.06%, see rank	16.38%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	227, 3.98%, see rank	1.05%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	620, 10.87%, see rank	12.38%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,314, 23.03%, see rank	20.18%	17.94%
Female¹	5,254, 47.94%, see rank	46.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,898, 36.12%, see rank	38.14%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,491, 28.38%, see rank	22.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,564, 29.77%, see rank	33.67%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 0.15%, see rank	0.20%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.46%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	226, 4.30%, see rank	4.96%	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

	Jackson County	Oklahoma	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	10,960, 100%	1,699,610	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	665, 6.07%, see rank	5.04%	1.96%
Construction	637, 5.81%, see rank	7.07%	6.17%
Manufacturing	975, 8.90%, see rank	9.88%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	181, 1.65%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,254, 11.44%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	430, 3.92%, see rank	5.09%	4.93%
Information	127, 1.16%, see rank	1.81%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	436, 3.98%, see rank	5.73%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	567, 5.17%, see rank	8.06%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,711, 24.74%, see rank	22.66%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,106, 10.09%, see rank	8.98%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,546, 14.11%, see rank	6.25%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	325, 2.97%, see rank	5.19%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Jackson County	%	Oklahoma	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,045	16.02%, see rank	16.89%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	798	11.73%, see rank	12.60%	11.47%

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