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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Houston is $25,869, which is lower than the state average of $30,191 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Houston median household income is $60,000, which has grown by 51.73% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 27.12% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Houston residents spend 28.3 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 25.2 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, #37

Houston, DE	25,869 USD
Delaware	30,191 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Houston, DE	31,397 USD
Delaware	33,303 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

Houston, DE	40,313 USD
Delaware	38,619 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

Houston, DE	25,000 USD
Delaware	29,263 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #31

Houston, DE	60,000 USD
Delaware	60,231 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Houston, DE	67,775 USD
Delaware	78,589 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #19

Houston, DE	51.73%
Delaware	27.12%
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

	Houston, DE		Delaware		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	19.23%	$3,128, see rank	22.26%	$15,112	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.00%	$14,310, see rank	32.61%	$19,097	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.31%	$1,167, see rank	2.56%	$3,008	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.54%	$16,264, see rank	23.57%	$25,529	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

Houston, DE	69,583 USD
Delaware	72,683 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Houston, DE	76,607 USD
Delaware	90,884 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

	Houston, DE	Delaware	U.S.
White	$70,208, see rank	$64,791	$56,900

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Houston, DE	Delaware	U.S.
25 to 44	$58,750, see rank	$64,800	$58,398
45 to 64	$69,375, see rank	$72,237	$65,027
65 or over	$45,000, see rank	$44,076	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Houston, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	336, see rank	734,886	248,775,628
Male¹	146, 43.45%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	106, 72.60%, see rank	68.02%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.77%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	106, 72.60%, see rank	67.25%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	98, 92.45%, see rank	90.88%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	8, 7.55%, see rank	9.12%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	40, 27.40%, see rank	31.98%	30.72%
Female¹	190, 56.55%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	114, 60.00%, see rank	60.00%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	114, 60.00%, see rank	59.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	92, 80.70%, see rank	92.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22, 19.30%, see rank	7.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	76, 40.00%, see rank	40.00%	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

	Houston, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	190, 100%	419,999	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	167, 87.89%, see rank	80.81%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	15, 7.89%, see rank	8.71%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	3.13%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.22%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.17%	1.79%
Worked at Home	8, 4.21%, see rank	3.96%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Houston, DE	28.3 minutes
Delaware	25.2 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

	Houston, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	190	426,103	143,435,233
Male¹	98, 51.58%, see rank	50.36%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22, 22.45%, see rank	33.83%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	13, 13.27%, see rank	16.13%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6, 6.12%, see rank	16.94%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 3.06%, see rank	9.07%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	26, 26.53%, see rank	16.62%	17.94%
Female¹	92, 48.42%, see rank	49.64%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32, 34.78%, see rank	42.53%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	30, 32.61%, see rank	20.14%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26, 28.26%, see rank	31.94%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.12%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4, 4.35%, see rank	4.86%	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

	Houston, DE	Delaware	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	190, 100%	426,103	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	6, 3.16%, see rank	1.01%	1.96%
Construction	13, 6.84%, see rank	6.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	13, 6.84%, see rank	9.32%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	1, 0.53%, see rank	2.02%	2.75%
Retail Trade	46, 24.21%, see rank	12.18%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12, 6.32%, see rank	4.75%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.62%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8, 4.21%, see rank	9.96%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	6, 3.16%, see rank	9.75%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	40, 21.05%, see rank	24.27%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	18, 9.47%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	14, 7.37%, see rank	5.91%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	13, 6.84%, see rank	4.37%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Houston, DE	%	Delaware	U.S.
Population in Poverty	40	10.31%, see rank	12.01%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	6	5.94%, see rank	8.18%	11.47%

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