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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Vega is $29,416, which is higher than the state average of $26,513 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Vega median household income is $43,125, which has grown by 41.48% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Vega residents spend 14.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 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, #314

Vega, TX	29,416 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Vega, TX	30,000 USD
Texas	29,817 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

Vega, TX	36,250 USD
Texas	34,774 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

Vega, TX	24,583 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #818

Vega, TX	43,125 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Vega, TX	69,809 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #536

Vega, TX	41.48%
Texas	31.68%
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

	Vega, TX		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	16.48%	$14,260, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.99%	$15,343, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.28%	$0, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	19.03%	$30,575, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	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

Vega, TX	66,944 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Vega, TX	90,775 USD
Texas	83,936 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

	Vega, TX	Texas	U.S.
White	$42,976, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$42,833, see rank	$40,557	$42,396

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Vega, TX	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$61,250, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,563, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$19,167, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Vega, TX	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	639, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	293, 45.85%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	219, 74.74%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	219, 74.74%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	219, 100.00%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	0, 0.00%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	74, 25.26%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	346, 54.15%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	200, 57.80%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	200, 57.80%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	162, 81.00%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	38, 19.00%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	146, 42.20%, see rank	41.93%	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

	Vega, TX	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	366, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	297, 81.15%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	34, 9.29%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	3, 0.82%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 1.09%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	28, 7.65%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Vega, TX	14.4 minutes
Texas	25.3 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

	Vega, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	381	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	219, 57.48%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	77, 35.16%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	32, 14.61%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	31, 14.16%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18, 8.22%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20, 9.13%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	37, 16.89%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	162, 42.52%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67, 41.36%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	44, 27.16%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41, 25.31%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 6.17%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.80%	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

	Vega, TX	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	381, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	63, 16.54%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	19, 4.99%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	9, 2.36%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11, 2.89%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	27, 7.09%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	34, 8.92%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.79%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	14, 3.67%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	14, 3.67%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	99, 25.98%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	25, 6.56%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	44, 11.55%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19, 4.99%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Vega, TX	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	98	12.23%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	28	11.57%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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