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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Cochran County is $18,318, which is lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Cochran County median household income is $41,071, which has grown by 49.21% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Cochran County residents spend 19.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 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, #222

Cochran County	18,318 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Cochran County	23,554 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Cochran County	27,476 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Cochran County	17,009 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #172

Cochran County	41,071 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Cochran County	53,608 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #69

Cochran County	49.21%
Texas	31.68%
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

	Cochran County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	14.80%	$13,878, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	35.90%	$13,403, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.60%	$1,947, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.30%	$17,742, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Cochran County	44,676 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Cochran County	59,504 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Cochran County	Texas	U.S.
White	$41,300, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$26,250, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$29,890, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
American Indian, Alaska Native	$19,167, see rank	$46,301	$37,170
One Race, Other	$41,250, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$65,500, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Cochran County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$13,750, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,316, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$46,534, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$28,828, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Cochran County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,264, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	1,135, 50.13%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	788, 69.43%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	1, 0.09%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	787, 69.34%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	747, 94.92%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 5.08%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	347, 30.57%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	1,129, 49.87%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	529, 46.86%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	529, 46.86%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	430, 81.29%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	99, 18.71%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	600, 53.14%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Cochran County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,144, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	877, 76.66%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	193, 16.87%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	8, 0.70%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	38, 3.32%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	5, 0.44%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	23, 2.01%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Cochran County	19.4 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Cochran County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,177	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	747, 63.47%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	140, 18.74%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	63, 8.43%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	56, 7.50%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	215, 28.78%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	118, 15.80%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	128, 17.14%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	430, 36.53%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	127, 29.53%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	127, 29.53%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	120, 27.91%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3, 0.70%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9, 2.09%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44, 10.23%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Cochran County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,177, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	424, 36.02%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	62, 5.27%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	58, 4.93%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 0.93%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	94, 7.99%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	63, 5.35%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	2, 0.17%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	43, 3.65%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	21, 1.78%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	251, 21.33%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	43, 3.65%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	64, 5.44%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	41, 3.48%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Cochran County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	473	15.91%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	100	13.39%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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