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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Our Town is $23,756, which is about the same as the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Our Town median household income is $45,432. On average Our Town residents spend 18.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.1 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, #145

Our Town, AL	23,756 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Our Town, AL	15,417 USD
Alabama	27,174 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

Our Town, AL	32,344 USD
Alabama	33,320 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

Our Town, AL	14,493 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #156

Our Town, AL	45,432 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Our Town, AL	50,920 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Our Town, AL		-20.87%
Alabama		27.47%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Our Town, AL median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Alabama 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

	Our Town, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.15%	$6,979, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	69.72%	$20,325, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.31%	$0, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	40.37%	$10,939, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	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

Our Town, AL	47,986 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Our Town, AL	61,128 USD
Alabama	71,423 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

	Our Town, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$45,432, see rank	$49,989	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Our Town, AL	Alabama	U.S.
45 to 64	$32,157, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$57,500, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Our Town, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	647, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	269, 41.58%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	98, 36.43%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	98, 36.43%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	89, 90.82%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	9, 9.18%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	171, 63.57%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	378, 58.42%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	239, 63.23%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	239, 63.23%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	204, 85.36%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	35, 14.64%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	139, 36.77%, see rank	46.46%	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

	Our Town, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	293, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	200, 68.26%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	37, 12.63%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	56, 19.11%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Our Town, AL	18.1 minutes
Alabama	24.1 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

	Our Town, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	293	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	89, 30.38%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59, 66.29%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	30, 33.71%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	204, 69.62%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22, 10.78%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	93, 45.59%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	89, 43.63%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.37%	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

	Our Town, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	293, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	14, 4.78%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 3.75%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	13, 4.44%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	32, 10.92%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	186, 63.48%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	37, 12.63%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Our Town, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	9	1.26%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	0	0.00%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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