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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lee County is $24,604, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lee County median household income is $52,452, which has grown by 44.58% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lee County residents spend 26.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 minutes and is about the same as 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, #83

Lee County	24,604 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

Lee County	30,113 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

Lee County	35,137 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

Lee County	22,964 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, #48

Lee County	52,452 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lee County	66,277 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #93

Lee County	44.58%
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

	Lee County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.19%	$19,676, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	33.15%	$16,820, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.06%	$1,751, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.52%	$18,443, 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

Lee County	61,489 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lee County	74,938 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

	Lee County	Texas	U.S.
White	$54,721, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$31,053, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$42,264, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$60,764, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$67,857, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Lee County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$22,150, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,438, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$60,304, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$31,438, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Lee County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	13,219, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	6,616, 50.05%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,213, 63.68%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,213, 63.68%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,993, 94.78%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	220, 5.22%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,403, 36.32%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	6,603, 49.95%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	3,798, 57.52%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	3,798, 57.52%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	3,547, 93.39%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	251, 6.61%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,805, 42.48%, 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

	Lee County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	7,452, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	5,853, 78.54%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	961, 12.90%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	18, 0.24%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	219, 2.94%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	93, 1.25%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	308, 4.13%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lee County	26.1 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

	Lee County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,540	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	3,993, 52.96%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	928, 23.24%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	605, 15.15%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	665, 16.65%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	82, 2.05%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	642, 16.08%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	678, 16.98%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	3,547, 47.04%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,170, 32.99%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,036, 29.21%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,141, 32.17%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	11, 0.31%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 0.31%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	178, 5.02%, 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

	Lee County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	7,540, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	768, 10.19%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	815, 10.81%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	767, 10.17%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	95, 1.26%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	849, 11.26%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	348, 4.62%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	64, 0.85%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	265, 3.51%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	423, 5.61%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,777, 23.57%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	599, 7.94%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	437, 5.80%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	333, 4.42%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Lee County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,400	14.93%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	456	10.74%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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