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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Georgia is $25,427, which is lower than the national average of $28,555. Georgia median household income is $49,342, which has grown by 16.28% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Georgia residents spend 27.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which 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, #38

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

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

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

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, #32

Georgia	49,342 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Georgia	68,317 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #50

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

	Georgia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.09%	$15,049, see rank	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.97%	$17,114, see rank	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.91%	$3,310, see rank	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.32%	$24,533, see rank	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

Georgia	59,068 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

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

	Georgia	U.S.
White	$56,472, see rank	$56,900
Black	$36,356, see rank	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,032, see rank	$42,396
Asian	$64,364, see rank	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$38,359, see rank	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$45,920, see rank	$53,370
One Race, Other	$34,510, see rank	$40,300
Two or More Races	$46,698, see rank	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Georgia	U.S.
less than 25	$23,220, see rank	$25,788
25 to 44	$51,851, see rank	$58,398
45 to 64	$58,662, see rank	$65,027
65 or over	$36,350, see rank	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Georgia	%	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	7,693,577	see rank	248,775,628
Male¹	3,707,897	48.19%, see rank	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,546,502	68.68%, see rank	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	44,166	1.19%, see rank	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,502,336	67.49%, see rank	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,234,808	89.31%, see rank	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	267,528	10.69%, see rank	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,161,395	31.32%, see rank	30.72%
Female¹	3,985,680	51.81%, see rank	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,322,340	58.27%, see rank	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	5,311	0.13%, see rank	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,317,029	58.13%, see rank	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,065,266	89.13%, see rank	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	251,763	10.87%, see rank	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	1,663,340	41.73%, see rank	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

	Georgia	%	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	4,253,203	100%	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	3,380,734	79.49%, see rank	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	442,582	10.41%, see rank	9.59%
Public Transportation	89,210	2.10%, see rank	5.06%
Walked	66,602	1.57%, see rank	2.78%
Other Means	70,660	1.66%, see rank	1.79%
Worked at Home	203,415	4.78%, see rank	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

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

	Georgia	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,300,074	-	143,435,233
Male¹	2,234,808	51.97%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	714,747	31.98%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	323,007	14.45%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	400,690	17.93%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20,472	0.92%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	207,119	9.27%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	418,502	18.73%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	2,065,266	48.03%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	823,432	39.87%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	406,687	19.69%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	674,868	32.68%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,706	0.23%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,655	0.32%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	142,170	6.88%, see rank	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

	Georgia	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,300,074	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	50,601	1.18%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	274,485	6.38%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	457,141	10.63%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	124,678	2.90%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	514,064	11.95%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	257,129	5.98%, see rank	4.93%
Information	107,282	2.49%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	272,171	6.33%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	491,051	11.42%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	907,275	21.10%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	397,577	9.25%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	232,146	5.40%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	214,474	4.99%, see rank	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Georgia	%	U.S.
Population in Poverty	1,781,388	18.48%, see rank	15.59%
Family in Poverty	342,259	14.22%, see rank	11.47%

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