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Ashford, AL Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Ashford is $22,113, which is lower than the state average of $23,936 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Ashford median household income is $39,773, which has grown by 35.08% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 27.47% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Ashford residents spend 26.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 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, #193

Ashford, AL	22,113 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

Ashford, AL	32,132 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

Ashford, AL	37,548 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

Ashford, AL	24,750 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, #237

Ashford, AL	39,773 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Ashford, AL	54,456 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #155

Ashford, AL	35.08%
Alabama	27.47%
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

	Ashford, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.81%	$25,385, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.29%	$17,070, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.49%	$2,677, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.61%	$19,482, 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

Ashford, AL	50,294 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Ashford, AL	62,795 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

	Ashford, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$45,000, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$20,188, see rank	$29,055	$35,600
Two or More Races	$44,063, see rank	$36,328	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Ashford, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$85,625, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$43,854, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,765, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$25,096, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Ashford, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,806, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	856, 47.40%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	512, 59.81%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	512, 59.81%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	481, 93.95%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 6.05%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	344, 40.19%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	950, 52.60%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	514, 54.11%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	514, 54.11%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	491, 95.53%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	23, 4.47%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	436, 45.89%, 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

	Ashford, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	960, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	803, 83.65%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	91, 9.48%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	4, 0.42%, 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	62, 6.46%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Ashford, AL	26.1 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

	Ashford, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	972	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	481, 49.49%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67, 13.93%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	57, 11.85%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	122, 25.36%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 1.46%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39, 8.11%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	136, 28.27%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	491, 50.51%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	172, 35.03%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	113, 23.01%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	190, 38.70%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2, 0.41%, 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	14, 2.85%, 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

	Ashford, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	972, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16, 1.65%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	68, 7.00%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	74, 7.61%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	48, 4.94%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	149, 15.33%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	125, 12.86%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.31%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	69, 7.10%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	64, 6.58%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	203, 20.88%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	46, 4.73%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	53, 5.45%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	54, 5.56%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Ashford, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	438	19.27%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	99	15.92%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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