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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Irion County is $30,444, which is higher than the state average of $26,513 and is higher than the national average of $28,555. Irion County median household income is $54,886, which has grown by 46.36% 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 Irion County residents spend 25.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 25.3 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, #23

Irion County	30,444 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

Irion County	30,873 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

Irion County	48,603 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

Irion County	20,040 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, #37

Irion County	54,886 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Irion County	77,767 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #81

Irion County	46.36%
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

	Irion County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.44%	$28,504, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	28.00%	$21,742, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.76%	$1,318, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.28%	$20,639, 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

Irion County	73,352 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Irion County	89,419 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

	Irion County	Texas	U.S.
White	$54,545, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$35,000, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$120,139, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Irion County	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$25,125, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$74,063, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$61,389, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$49,167, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Irion County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,271, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	601, 47.29%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	457, 76.04%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	457, 76.04%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	450, 98.47%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	7, 1.53%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	144, 23.96%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	670, 52.71%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	352, 52.54%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	3, 0.45%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	349, 52.09%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	299, 85.67%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	50, 14.33%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	318, 47.46%, 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

	Irion County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	725, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	570, 78.62%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	8, 1.10%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	2, 0.28%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	39, 5.38%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 1.38%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	96, 13.24%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Irion County	25.2 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

	Irion County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	749	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	450, 60.08%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	163, 36.22%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	38, 8.44%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37, 8.22%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 8.44%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	44, 9.78%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	104, 23.11%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	299, 39.92%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	106, 35.45%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	44, 14.72%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	137, 45.82%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12, 4.01%, 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

	Irion County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	749, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	215, 28.70%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	51, 6.81%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	34, 4.54%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 2.54%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	75, 10.01%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	29, 3.87%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	2, 0.27%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	25, 3.34%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40, 5.34%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	160, 21.36%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	26, 3.47%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	40, 5.34%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	33, 4.41%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Irion County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	156	9.59%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	44	9.26%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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