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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cameron County is $29,450, which is higher than the state average of $24,775 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Cameron County median household income is $64,129, which has grown by 87.34% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cameron County residents spend 30.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 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, #2

Cameron County	29,450 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cameron County	37,856 USD
Louisiana	28,948 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

Cameron County	50,598 USD
Louisiana	37,322 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

Cameron County	23,960 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #2

Cameron County	64,129 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cameron County	76,804 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #1

Cameron County	87.34%
Louisiana	38.15%
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

	Cameron County		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	17.31%	$21,674, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	32.01%	$14,765, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	0.97%	$2,272, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.53%	$19,538, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	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

Cameron County	71,743 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cameron County	86,827 USD
Louisiana	75,064 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

	Cameron County	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$64,234, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Hispanic	$73,750, see rank	$44,481	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cameron County	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$64,863, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$66,208, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$41,645, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cameron County	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	5,255, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	2,575, 49.00%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,843, 71.57%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	12, 0.47%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,831, 71.11%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,731, 94.54%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	100, 5.46%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	732, 28.43%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	2,680, 51.00%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	1,497, 55.86%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	1,497, 55.86%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	1,396, 93.25%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	101, 6.75%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,183, 44.14%, see rank	43.53%	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

	Cameron County	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	3,106, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	2,556, 82.29%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	419, 13.49%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	32, 1.03%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	71, 2.29%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	28, 0.90%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cameron County	30.1 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 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

	Cameron County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,127	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	1,731, 55.36%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	312, 18.02%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	169, 9.76%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	130, 7.51%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	45, 2.60%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	427, 24.67%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	512, 29.58%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	1,396, 44.64%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	563, 40.33%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	223, 15.97%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	533, 38.18%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	22, 1.58%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24, 1.72%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	31, 2.22%, see rank	3.93%	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

	Cameron County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,127, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	422, 13.50%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	451, 14.42%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	192, 6.14%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	81, 2.59%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	333, 10.65%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	281, 8.99%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	48, 1.54%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	70, 2.24%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	219, 7.00%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	617, 19.73%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	120, 3.84%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	182, 5.82%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	111, 3.55%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cameron County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	555	8.33%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	107	5.44%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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