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Pearl River, LA Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pearl River is $21,888, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Pearl River median household income is $36,767, which has grown by 17.48% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 38.15% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Pearl River residents spend 26.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 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, #200

Pearl River, LA	21,888 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

Pearl River, LA	31,439 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

Pearl River, LA	32,254 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

Pearl River, LA	28,750 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, #262

Pearl River, LA	36,767 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pearl River, LA	60,488 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #295

Pearl River, LA	17.48%
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

	Pearl River, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.76%	$7,518, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.56%	$15,739, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.40%	$1,386, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.84%	$26,651, 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

Pearl River, LA	51,184 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pearl River, LA	69,861 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

	Pearl River, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$36,379, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Hispanic	$52,708, see rank	$44,481	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pearl River, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$51,250, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$56,875, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$48,750, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$29,250, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pearl River, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,288, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	1,094, 47.81%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	646, 59.05%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	646, 59.05%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	596, 92.26%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	50, 7.74%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	448, 40.95%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	1,194, 52.19%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	513, 42.96%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	513, 42.96%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	465, 90.64%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	48, 9.36%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	681, 57.04%, 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

	Pearl River, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,056, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	831, 78.69%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	176, 16.67%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	10, 0.95%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	39, 3.69%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pearl River, LA	26.9 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

	Pearl River, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,061	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	596, 56.17%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	91, 15.27%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	59, 9.90%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	172, 28.86%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 2.35%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	94, 15.77%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	116, 19.46%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	465, 43.83%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	154, 33.12%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	100, 21.51%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	154, 33.12%, 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	6, 1.29%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	33, 7.10%, 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

	Pearl River, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,061, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	58, 5.47%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	113, 10.65%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	54, 5.09%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	14, 1.32%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	238, 22.43%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	60, 5.66%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24, 2.26%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	56, 5.28%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	191, 18.00%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	120, 11.31%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	72, 6.79%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	61, 5.75%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pearl River, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	573	19.77%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	139	19.09%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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