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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Oberlin is $17,441, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Oberlin median household income is $42,778, which has grown by 83.34% 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 Oberlin residents spend 13.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.5 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, #325

Oberlin, LA	17,441 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

Oberlin, LA	27,077 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

Oberlin, LA	33,882 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

Oberlin, LA	23,233 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, #191

Oberlin, LA	42,778 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Oberlin, LA	50,069 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #34

Oberlin, LA	83.34%
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

	Oberlin, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	5.39%	$6,143, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.11%	$12,702, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.37%	$1,477, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.14%	$18,789, 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

Oberlin, LA	46,125 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Oberlin, LA	48,103 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

	Oberlin, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$51,974, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$17,125, see rank	$28,116	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Oberlin, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$40,598, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$54,226, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$27,813, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Oberlin, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,530, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	669, 43.73%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	343, 51.27%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	343, 51.27%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	323, 94.17%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 5.83%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	326, 48.73%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	861, 56.27%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	396, 45.99%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	396, 45.99%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	383, 96.72%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	13, 3.28%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	465, 54.01%, 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

	Oberlin, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	687, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	628, 91.41%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	28, 4.08%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 0.44%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	7, 1.02%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 2.62%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	3, 0.44%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Oberlin, LA	13.4 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

	Oberlin, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	706	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	323, 45.75%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19, 5.88%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	158, 48.92%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	9, 2.79%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19, 5.88%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 9.60%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	57, 17.65%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	383, 54.25%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	74, 19.32%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	186, 48.56%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	108, 28.20%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15, 3.92%, 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

	Oberlin, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	706, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	54, 7.65%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	15, 2.12%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	32, 4.53%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2, 0.28%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	34, 4.82%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	31, 4.39%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	14, 1.98%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	17, 2.41%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	159, 22.52%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	239, 33.85%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	100, 14.16%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	9, 1.27%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Oberlin, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	576	29.89%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	136	27.20%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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