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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Samson is $12,479, which is much lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Samson median household income is $18,375, which has shrunk by 1.18% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Samson residents spend 33.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.1 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, #549

Samson, AL	12,479 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Samson, AL	17,835 USD
Alabama	27,174 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

Samson, AL	19,245 USD
Alabama	33,320 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

Samson, AL	14,097 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #540

Samson, AL	18,375 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Samson, AL	28,799 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #426

Samson, AL		-1.18%
Alabama		27.47%
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

	Samson, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	8.36%	$8,076, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	40.69%	$11,987, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	7.02%	$1,698, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.49%	$19,606, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	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

Samson, AL	21,250 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Samson, AL	33,223 USD
Alabama	71,423 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

	Samson, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$20,278, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$11,723, see rank	$29,055	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Samson, AL	Alabama	U.S.
less than 25	$2,499, see rank	$20,560	$25,788
25 to 44	$18,875, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$18,750, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$19,514, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Samson, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,636, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	701, 42.85%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	363, 51.78%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	363, 51.78%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	277, 76.31%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	86, 23.69%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	338, 48.22%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	935, 57.15%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	410, 43.85%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	410, 43.85%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	317, 77.32%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	93, 22.68%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	525, 56.15%, see rank	46.46%	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

	Samson, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	592, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	420, 70.95%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	142, 23.99%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	22, 3.72%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	6, 1.01%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2, 0.34%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Samson, AL	33.6 minutes
Alabama	24.1 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

	Samson, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	594	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	277, 46.63%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31, 11.19%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	36, 13.00%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	26, 9.39%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	62, 22.38%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 7.58%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	70, 25.27%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	317, 53.37%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59, 18.61%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	89, 28.08%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	117, 36.91%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 2.21%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3, 0.95%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	35, 11.04%, see rank	7.37%	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

	Samson, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	594, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	93, 15.66%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	28, 4.71%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	52, 8.75%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	9, 1.52%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	96, 16.16%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	39, 6.57%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	11, 1.85%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	34, 5.72%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 2.53%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	100, 16.84%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33, 5.56%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	31, 5.22%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	53, 8.92%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Samson, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	959	44.94%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	244	42.29%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

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