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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Richland County is $19,440, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Richland County median household income is $38,708, which has grown by 63.55% 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 Richland County residents spend 18.8 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, #47

Richland County	19,440 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

Richland County	23,637 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

Richland County	31,414 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

Richland County	17,565 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, #38

Richland County	38,708 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Richland County	51,922 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #2

Richland County	63.55%
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

	Richland County		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.09%	$21,389, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	30.82%	$14,591, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	5.61%	$4,473, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.40%	$20,727, 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

Richland County	45,403 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Richland County	57,452 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

	Richland County	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$49,340, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$22,116, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$22,339, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Two or More Races	$44,250, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Richland County	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$19,698, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,657, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$49,485, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$25,394, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Richland County	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	16,161, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	7,650, 47.34%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	4,739, 61.95%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	21, 0.27%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	4,718, 61.67%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	4,082, 86.52%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	636, 13.48%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,911, 38.05%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	8,511, 52.66%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	4,430, 52.05%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	4,430, 52.05%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	4,075, 91.99%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	355, 8.01%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	4,081, 47.95%, 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

	Richland County	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	8,036, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	7,275, 90.53%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	475, 5.91%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	22, 0.27%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	49, 0.61%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	51, 0.63%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	164, 2.04%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Richland County	18.8 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

	Richland County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,157	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	4,082, 50.04%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	863, 21.14%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	568, 13.91%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	621, 15.21%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	125, 3.06%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	564, 13.82%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,040, 25.48%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	4,075, 49.96%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,429, 35.07%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,253, 30.75%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,298, 31.85%, 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	87, 2.13%, 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

	Richland County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,157, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	598, 7.33%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	488, 5.98%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	576, 7.06%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	153, 1.88%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	974, 11.94%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	546, 6.69%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	204, 2.50%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	418, 5.12%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	434, 5.32%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,366, 29.01%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	394, 4.83%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	498, 6.11%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	508, 6.23%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Richland County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,244	21.30%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	991	17.44%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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