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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Waterproof is $10,059, which is much lower than the state average of $24,775 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Waterproof median household income is $22,955, which has grown by 123.95% 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 Waterproof residents spend 12.2 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, #461

Waterproof, LA	10,059 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

Waterproof, LA	14,675 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

Waterproof, LA	15,000 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

Waterproof, LA	14,604 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, #418

Waterproof, LA	22,955 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Waterproof, LA	25,843 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #7

Waterproof, LA	123.95%
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

	Waterproof, LA		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.11%	$475, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	49.62%	$8,680, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.53%	$3,375, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	17.94%	$16,149, 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

Waterproof, LA	32,717 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Waterproof, LA	33,354 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

	Waterproof, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$7,813, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$23,750, see rank	$28,116	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Waterproof, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
25 to 44	$13,839, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$26,979, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$21,875, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Waterproof, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	537, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	204, 37.99%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	113, 55.39%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	113, 55.39%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	76, 67.26%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	37, 32.74%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	91, 44.61%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	333, 62.01%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	165, 49.55%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	165, 49.55%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	148, 89.70%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17, 10.30%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	168, 50.45%, 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

	Waterproof, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	219, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	202, 92.24%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	6, 2.74%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	3, 1.37%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	4, 1.83%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	4, 1.83%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Waterproof, LA	12.2 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

	Waterproof, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	224	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	76, 33.93%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3, 3.95%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	24, 31.58%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11, 14.47%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 35.53%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11, 14.47%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	148, 66.07%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	12, 8.11%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	89, 60.14%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28, 18.92%, 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	19, 12.84%, 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

	Waterproof, LA	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	224, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35, 15.63%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10, 4.46%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	12, 5.36%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4, 1.79%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10, 4.46%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	98, 43.75%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20, 8.93%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	25, 11.16%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	10, 4.46%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Waterproof, LA	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	381	49.61%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	53	36.30%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

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