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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Terrytown is $20,848, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Terrytown median household income is $43,971, which has grown by 19.17% 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 Terrytown residents spend 25.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is about the same as 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, #224

Terrytown, LA	20,848 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

Terrytown, LA	25,964 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

Terrytown, LA	29,614 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

Terrytown, LA	21,956 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, #178

Terrytown, LA	43,971 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Terrytown, LA	55,925 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #286

Terrytown, LA	19.17%
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

	Terrytown, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	10.27%	$8,723, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	20.52%	$17,014, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.78%	$2,267, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.42%	$16,696, 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

Terrytown, LA	50,472 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Terrytown, LA	61,352 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

	Terrytown, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$57,826, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$31,490, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$44,006, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$29,082, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$58,250, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
One Race, Other	$40,056, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$46,129, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Terrytown, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$21,545, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,191, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,454, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$46,339, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Terrytown, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	17,661, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	8,636, 48.90%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	6,398, 74.09%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	42, 0.49%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	6,356, 73.60%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	5,909, 92.97%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	447, 7.03%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,238, 25.91%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	9,025, 51.10%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	6,294, 69.74%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	6,294, 69.74%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,679, 90.23%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	615, 9.77%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,731, 30.26%, 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

	Terrytown, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,351, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,160, 80.70%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,394, 12.28%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	413, 3.64%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	88, 0.78%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	236, 2.08%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	60, 0.53%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Terrytown, LA	25.9 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

	Terrytown, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,588	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	5,909, 50.99%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	905, 15.32%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,202, 20.34%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	723, 12.24%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	54, 0.91%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,057, 17.89%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,568, 26.54%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	5,679, 49.01%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,717, 30.23%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,711, 30.13%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,047, 36.05%, 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	193, 3.40%, 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

	Terrytown, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	11,588, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	321, 2.77%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	1,239, 10.69%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	651, 5.62%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	157, 1.35%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,370, 11.82%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,004, 8.66%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	152, 1.31%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	690, 5.95%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,161, 10.02%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,078, 17.93%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,599, 13.80%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	470, 4.06%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	696, 6.01%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Terrytown, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,505	23.05%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	1,129	19.16%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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