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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Black Oak is $17,526, which is lower than the state average of $22,595 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Black Oak median household income is $36,250, which has grown by 62.17% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 28.22% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Black Oak residents spend 23.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.1 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, #289

Black Oak, AR	17,526 USD
Arkansas	22,595 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Black Oak, AR	22,500 USD
Arkansas	26,180 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

Black Oak, AR	23,393 USD
Arkansas	31,010 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

Black Oak, AR	21,607 USD
Arkansas	21,831 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #206

Black Oak, AR	36,250 USD
Arkansas	41,264 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Black Oak, AR	44,145 USD
Arkansas	56,824 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #69

Black Oak, AR	62.17%
Arkansas	28.22%
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

	Black Oak, AR		Arkansas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	1.63%	$350, see rank	16.38%	$13,300	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.65%	$13,888, see rank	34.84%	$16,823	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.07%	$60, see rank	2.40%	$3,329	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	14.63%	$8,394, see rank	17.54%	$19,527	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

Black Oak, AR	35,147 USD
Arkansas	51,464 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Black Oak, AR	42,425 USD
Arkansas	66,972 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

	Black Oak, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
White	$36,250, see rank	$44,553	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Black Oak, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
less than 25	$58,250, see rank	$22,179	$25,788
25 to 44	$39,500, see rank	$45,741	$58,398
45 to 64	$25,625, see rank	$48,739	$65,027
65 or over	$21,563, see rank	$32,199	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Black Oak, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	242, see rank	2,315,782	248,775,628
Male¹	125, 51.65%, see rank	48.53%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	100, 80.00%, see rank	64.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	100, 80.00%, see rank	64.31%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	99, 99.00%, see rank	91.16%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1, 1.00%, see rank	8.84%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	25, 20.00%, see rank	35.26%	30.72%
Female¹	117, 48.35%, see rank	51.47%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	59, 50.43%, see rank	54.08%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.04%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	59, 50.43%, see rank	54.03%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	55, 93.22%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4, 6.78%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	58, 49.57%, see rank	45.92%	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

	Black Oak, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	144, 100%	1,232,572	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	126, 87.50%, see rank	82.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	18, 12.50%, see rank	10.87%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.74%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.30%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.18%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Black Oak, AR	23.2 minutes
Arkansas	21.1 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

	Black Oak, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	154	1,251,717	143,435,233
Male¹	99, 64.29%, see rank	52.63%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 3.03%, see rank	26.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7, 7.07%, see rank	13.60%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	12, 12.12%, see rank	16.14%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10, 10.10%, see rank	2.12%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 21.21%, see rank	10.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	33, 33.33%, see rank	23.88%	17.94%
Female¹	55, 35.71%, see rank	47.37%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	10, 18.18%, see rank	36.99%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	25, 45.45%, see rank	21.40%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20, 36.36%, see rank	32.72%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.31%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.28%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.99%	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

	Black Oak, AR	Arkansas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	154, 100%	1,251,717	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14, 9.09%, see rank	3.32%	1.96%
Construction	28, 18.18%, see rank	6.55%	6.17%
Manufacturing	14, 9.09%, see rank	13.52%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7, 4.55%, see rank	2.48%	2.75%
Retail Trade	22, 14.29%, see rank	13.44%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	9, 5.84%, see rank	5.45%	4.93%
Information	1, 0.65%, see rank	1.69%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 4.55%, see rank	4.76%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.10%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	31, 20.13%, see rank	24.03%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.03%	9.49%
Public Administration	6, 3.90%, see rank	4.79%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15, 9.74%, see rank	4.85%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Black Oak, AR	%	Arkansas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	65	20.90%, see rank	19.19%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	16	17.39%, see rank	14.35%	11.47%

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