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Summit, MS Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Summit is $14,697, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Summit median household income is $25,577, which has grown by 21.49% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 25.96% and is lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Summit residents spend 20.2 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 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, #244

Summit, MS	14,697 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Summit, MS	22,183 USD
Mississippi	26,188 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

Summit, MS	25,724 USD
Mississippi	31,341 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

Summit, MS	19,943 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #267

Summit, MS	25,577 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Summit, MS	41,235 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #153

Summit, MS	21.49%
Mississippi	25.96%
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

	Summit, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	9.03%	$11,233, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.23%	$14,222, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.15%	$988, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.33%	$15,953, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	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

Summit, MS	31,813 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Summit, MS	45,136 USD
Mississippi	64,194 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

	Summit, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$41,964, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$23,510, see rank	$26,384	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Summit, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
25 to 44	$30,813, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$25,625, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$20,000, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Summit, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	1,531, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	620, 40.50%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	352, 56.77%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	352, 56.77%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	315, 89.49%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 10.51%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	268, 43.23%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	911, 59.50%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	408, 44.79%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	408, 44.79%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	344, 84.31%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	64, 15.69%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	503, 55.21%, see rank	45.80%	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

	Summit, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	622, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	488, 78.46%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	90, 14.47%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	8, 1.29%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	18, 2.89%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	18, 2.89%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Summit, MS	20.2 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 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

	Summit, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	659	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	315, 47.80%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	70, 22.22%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	31, 9.84%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	80, 25.40%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5, 1.59%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	44, 13.97%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	81, 25.71%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	344, 52.20%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	149, 43.31%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	64, 18.60%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	89, 25.87%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 12.21%, see rank	7.58%	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

	Summit, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	659, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	24, 3.64%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	38, 5.77%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	93, 14.11%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5, 0.76%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	109, 16.54%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	28, 4.25%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	12, 1.82%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	21, 3.19%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	20, 3.03%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	201, 30.50%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	52, 7.89%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	18, 2.73%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	38, 5.77%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Summit, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	918	43.55%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	173	38.02%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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