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Cairo, GA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cairo is $15,352, which is much lower than the state average of $25,427 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cairo median household income is $25,460, which has grown by 10.44% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 16.28% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cairo residents spend 25.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 27.4 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, #443

Cairo, GA	15,352 USD
Georgia	25,427 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cairo, GA	21,735 USD
Georgia	29,424 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

Cairo, GA	24,496 USD
Georgia	33,645 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

Cairo, GA	19,797 USD
Georgia	25,105 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #500

Cairo, GA	25,460 USD
Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cairo, GA	41,450 USD
Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #324

Cairo, GA	10.44%
Georgia	16.28%
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

	Cairo, GA		Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.62%	$9,499, see rank	16.09%	$15,049	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	39.36%	$14,731, see rank	26.97%	$17,114	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.60%	$5,775, see rank	1.91%	$3,310	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.17%	$23,070, see rank	16.32%	$24,533	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

Cairo, GA	34,071 USD
Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cairo, GA	46,418 USD
Georgia	78,856 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

	Cairo, GA	Georgia	U.S.
White	$46,481, see rank	$56,472	$56,900
Black	$17,955, see rank	$36,356	$35,600
Hispanic	$20,469, see rank	$38,032	$42,396
One Race, Other	$16,696, see rank	$34,510	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cairo, GA	Georgia	U.S.
25 to 44	$22,155, see rank	$51,851	$58,398
45 to 64	$28,687, see rank	$58,662	$65,027
65 or over	$26,157, see rank	$36,350	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cairo, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,526, see rank	7,693,577	248,775,628
Male¹	3,532, 46.93%, see rank	48.19%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,978, 56.00%, see rank	68.68%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.19%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,978, 56.00%, see rank	67.49%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,686, 85.24%, see rank	89.31%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	292, 14.76%, see rank	10.69%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,554, 44.00%, see rank	31.32%	30.72%
Female¹	3,994, 53.07%, see rank	51.81%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,694, 42.41%, see rank	58.27%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.13%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,694, 42.41%, see rank	58.13%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,365, 80.58%, see rank	89.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	329, 19.42%, see rank	10.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,300, 57.59%, see rank	41.73%	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

	Cairo, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	2,999, 100%	4,253,203	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,422, 80.76%, see rank	79.49%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	461, 15.37%, see rank	10.41%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.10%, see rank	2.10%	5.06%
Walked	44, 1.47%, see rank	1.57%	2.78%
Other Means	28, 0.93%, see rank	1.66%	1.79%
Worked at Home	41, 1.37%, see rank	4.78%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cairo, GA	25.3 minutes
Georgia	27.4 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

	Cairo, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,051	4,300,074	143,435,233
Male¹	1,686, 55.26%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	476, 28.23%, see rank	31.98%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	383, 22.72%, see rank	14.45%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	228, 13.52%, see rank	17.93%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	85, 5.04%, see rank	0.92%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	81, 4.80%, see rank	9.27%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	356, 21.12%, see rank	18.73%	17.94%
Female¹	1,365, 44.74%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	467, 34.21%, see rank	39.87%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	179, 13.11%, see rank	19.69%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	550, 40.29%, see rank	32.68%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	51, 3.74%, see rank	0.23%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	118, 8.64%, see rank	6.88%	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

	Cairo, GA	Georgia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,051, 100%	4,300,074	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	247, 8.10%, see rank	1.18%	1.96%
Construction	104, 3.41%, see rank	6.38%	6.17%
Manufacturing	453, 14.85%, see rank	10.63%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	63, 2.06%, see rank	2.90%	2.75%
Retail Trade	337, 11.05%, see rank	11.95%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	57, 1.87%, see rank	5.98%	4.93%
Information	99, 3.24%, see rank	2.49%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	182, 5.97%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	331, 10.85%, see rank	11.42%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	717, 23.50%, see rank	21.10%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	165, 5.41%, see rank	9.25%	9.49%
Public Administration	169, 5.54%, see rank	5.40%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	127, 4.16%, see rank	4.99%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cairo, GA	%	Georgia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	3,434	35.88%, see rank	18.48%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	661	27.03%, see rank	14.22%	11.47%

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