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Abbeville Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Abbeville Area is $22,569, which is lower than the state average of $24,264 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Abbeville Area median household income is $44,339. On average Abbeville Area residents spend 27.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.3 minutes and is higher 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, #504

Abbeville Area	22,569 USD
Louisiana	24,264 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Abbeville Area	28,075 USD
Louisiana	27,847 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

Abbeville Area	39,430 USD
Louisiana	36,084 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

Abbeville Area	19,898 USD
Louisiana	21,693 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #501

Abbeville Area	44,339 USD
Louisiana	44,673 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Abbeville Area	59,304 USD
Louisiana	62,369 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Abbeville Area	8.71%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Abbeville Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Louisiana 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

	Abbeville Area		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.39%	$12,607, see rank	16.40%	$16,476	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	30.00%	$14,891, see rank	28.52%	$14,865	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.30%	$2,635, see rank	1.46%	$3,037	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	11.77%	$15,534, see rank	16.05%	$20,355	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

Abbeville Area	56,044 USD
Louisiana	56,047 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Abbeville Area	69,999 USD
Louisiana	73,466 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

	Abbeville Area	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$48,020, see rank	$54,127	$56,203
Black	$23,826, see rank	$28,144	$35,564
Hispanic	$39,306, see rank	$42,939	$41,994
Asian	$82,609, see rank	$52,114	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$50,952, see rank	$40,744	$37,469
One Race, Other	$250,001, see rank	$40,788	$40,405
Two or More Races	$73,365, see rank	$38,324	$46,787

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Abbeville Area	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$29,574, see rank	$22,129	$25,955
25 to 44	$58,755, see rank	$51,113	$58,073
45 to 64	$50,708, see rank	$53,242	$64,486
65 or over	$26,106, see rank	$30,559	$36,181

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

Employment Status

	Abbeville Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	44,106, see rank	3,542,555	243,810,053
Male¹	21,170, 48.00%, see rank	48.31%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	15,122, 71.43%, see rank	67.09%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	23, 0.11%, see rank	0.83%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	15,099, 71.32%, see rank	66.26%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	14,111, 93.46%, see rank	91.33%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	988, 6.54%, see rank	8.67%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,048, 28.57%, see rank	32.91%	29.80%
Female¹	22,936, 52.00%, see rank	51.69%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	11,868, 51.74%, see rank	57.02%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	2, 0.01%, see rank	0.11%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	11,866, 51.74%, see rank	56.90%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	10,786, 90.90%, see rank	91.89%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,080, 9.10%, see rank	8.11%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	11,068, 48.26%, see rank	42.98%	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

	Abbeville Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	24,251, 100%	1,960,054	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	20,272, 83.59%, see rank	81.93%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,717, 11.20%, see rank	10.55%	10.03%
Public Transportation	42, 0.17%, see rank	1.28%	4.98%
Walked	218, 0.90%, see rank	1.94%	2.82%
Other Means	347, 1.43%, see rank	1.98%	1.76%
Worked at Home	655, 2.70%, see rank	2.32%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Abbeville Area	27.3 minutes
Louisiana	24.3 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

	Abbeville Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,897	1,993,119	141,996,548
Male¹	14,111, 56.68%, see rank	51.97%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,620, 18.57%, see rank	26.70%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,531, 10.85%, see rank	14.59%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,250, 15.95%, see rank	15.31%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	259, 1.84%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,913, 20.64%, see rank	14.84%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,220, 22.82%, see rank	19.92%	17.87%
Female¹	10,786, 43.32%, see rank	48.03%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,482, 32.28%, see rank	36.55%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,383, 22.09%, see rank	23.34%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,239, 39.30%, see rank	34.92%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	43, 0.40%, see rank	0.18%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	599, 5.55%, see rank	4.24%	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

	Abbeville Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	24,897, 100%	1,993,119	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	4,122, 16.56%, see rank	4.60%	1.90%
Construction	1,783, 7.16%, see rank	8.37%	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,656, 6.65%, see rank	8.06%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	935, 3.76%, see rank	2.81%	2.83%
Retail Trade	3,274, 13.15%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,430, 5.74%, see rank	5.11%	5.00%
Information	270, 1.08%, see rank	1.54%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,246, 5.00%, see rank	5.36%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,848, 7.42%, see rank	8.47%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,724, 18.97%, see rank	23.27%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,031, 4.14%, see rank	9.85%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,079, 4.33%, see rank	5.61%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,499, 6.02%, see rank	5.17%	4.95%

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

Poverty Level

	Abbeville Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9,694	16.94%, see rank	18.66%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	2,015	12.99%, see rank	14.35%	10.92%

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