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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Bear Grass is $16,830, which is much lower than the state average of $25,608 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Bear Grass median household income is $53,125, which has grown by 117.95% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 19.16% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Bear Grass residents spend 31.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 23.5 minutes and is higher 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, #557

Bear Grass, NC	16,830 USD
North Carolina	25,608 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Bear Grass, NC	25,313 USD
North Carolina	28,159 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

Bear Grass, NC	55,000 USD
North Carolina	32,206 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

Bear Grass, NC	20,313 USD
North Carolina	24,378 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #170

Bear Grass, NC	53,125 USD
North Carolina	46,693 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Bear Grass, NC	51,596 USD
North Carolina	64,555 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Bear Grass, NC	117.95%
North Carolina	19.16%
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

	Bear Grass, NC		North Carolina		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.89%	$25,469, see rank	19.05%	$14,944	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.56%	$19,163, see rank	30.39%	$17,546	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-2.22%	$0, see rank	1.97%	$3,447	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	55.56%	$11,696, see rank	18.51%	$21,840	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

Bear Grass, NC	63,750 USD
North Carolina	57,328 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Bear Grass, NC	51,000 USD
North Carolina	75,892 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

	Bear Grass, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
White	$53,125, see rank	$51,958	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Bear Grass, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
25 to 44	$68,125, see rank	$50,435	$58,398
65 or over	$51,250, see rank	$35,024	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Bear Grass, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	88, see rank	7,717,630	248,775,628
Male¹	19, 21.59%, see rank	48.09%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	16, 84.21%, see rank	68.62%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.08%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	16, 84.21%, see rank	66.53%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	16, 100.00%, see rank	89.27%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.73%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	3, 15.79%, see rank	31.38%	30.72%
Female¹	69, 78.41%, see rank	51.91%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	25, 36.23%, see rank	58.22%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	25, 36.23%, see rank	58.01%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	25, 100.00%, see rank	89.64%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	10.36%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	44, 63.77%, see rank	41.78%	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

	Bear Grass, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	41, 100%	4,280,414	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	27, 65.85%, see rank	81.16%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1, 2.44%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.12%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.78%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.31%	1.79%
Worked at Home	13, 31.71%, see rank	4.48%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Bear Grass, NC	31.2 minutes
North Carolina	23.5 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

	Bear Grass, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	41	4,287,690	143,435,233
Male¹	16, 39.02%, see rank	51.42%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 18.75%, see rank	31.60%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.77%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3, 18.75%, see rank	17.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.16%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.73%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	18.93%	17.94%
Female¹	25, 60.98%, see rank	48.58%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5, 20.00%, see rank	40.55%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	14, 56.00%, see rank	20.78%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 24.00%, see rank	30.64%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.22%	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

	Bear Grass, NC	North Carolina	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	41, 100%	4,287,690	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.39%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.65%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.48%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.77%	2.75%
Retail Trade	13, 31.71%, see rank	11.81%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.30%	4.93%
Information	2, 4.88%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1, 2.44%, see rank	6.27%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2, 4.88%, see rank	10.07%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	22, 53.66%, see rank	23.59%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.40%	9.49%
Public Administration	1, 2.44%, see rank	4.55%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.93%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Bear Grass, NC	%	North Carolina	U.S.
Population in Poverty	54	39.13%, see rank	17.58%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	7	21.88%, see rank	13.04%	11.47%

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