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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of West Pocomoke is $23,844, which is much lower than the state average of $36,670 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. West Pocomoke median household income is $39,429, which has grown by 82.25% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 40.25% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average West Pocomoke residents spend 20.0 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 32.8 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, #373

West Pocomoke, MD	23,844 USD
Maryland	36,670 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

West Pocomoke, MD	30,000 USD
Maryland	40,501 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

West Pocomoke, MD	54,861 USD
Maryland	45,763 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

West Pocomoke, MD	14,309 USD
Maryland	35,135 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #438

West Pocomoke, MD	39,429 USD
Maryland	74,149 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

West Pocomoke, MD	56,860 USD
Maryland	97,135 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #26

West Pocomoke, MD	82.25%
Maryland	40.25%
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

	West Pocomoke, MD		Maryland		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	20.37%	$19,168, see rank	23.77%	$16,182	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	56.94%	$15,283, see rank	25.87%	$17,848	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.46%	$0, see rank	2.59%	$3,976	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	40.28%	$15,126, see rank	20.09%	$31,198	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

West Pocomoke, MD	58,523 USD
Maryland	89,416 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

West Pocomoke, MD	69,892 USD
Maryland	112,955 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

	West Pocomoke, MD	Maryland	U.S.
White	$39,964, see rank	$82,638	$56,900
Black	$35,875, see rank	$58,657	$35,600

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

Median Household Income by Age

	West Pocomoke, MD	Maryland	U.S.
45 to 64	$66,696, see rank	$90,470	$65,027
65 or over	$36,250, see rank	$50,102	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	West Pocomoke, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	442, see rank	4,695,768	248,775,628
Male¹	207, 46.83%, see rank	47.77%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	133, 64.25%, see rank	73.28%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.94%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	133, 64.25%, see rank	72.33%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	115, 86.47%, see rank	91.57%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	18, 13.53%, see rank	8.43%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	74, 35.75%, see rank	26.72%	30.72%
Female¹	235, 53.17%, see rank	52.23%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	104, 44.26%, see rank	64.83%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.21%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	104, 44.26%, see rank	64.62%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	65, 62.50%, see rank	92.36%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	39, 37.50%, see rank	7.64%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	131, 55.74%, see rank	35.17%	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

	West Pocomoke, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	178, 100%	2,913,869	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	167, 93.82%, see rank	73.56%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.81%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.93%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.34%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.18%	1.79%
Worked at Home	11, 6.18%, see rank	4.19%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

West Pocomoke, MD	20.0 minutes
Maryland	32.8 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

	West Pocomoke, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	180	2,949,440	143,435,233
Male¹	115, 63.89%, see rank	50.38%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	22, 19.13%, see rank	41.18%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	31, 26.96%, see rank	14.79%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	42, 36.52%, see rank	16.60%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 6.09%, see rank	9.14%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	12.29%	17.94%
Female¹	65, 36.11%, see rank	49.62%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16, 24.62%, see rank	47.78%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	34, 52.31%, see rank	19.24%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8, 12.31%, see rank	29.20%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.08%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7, 10.77%, see rank	3.19%	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

	West Pocomoke, MD	Maryland	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	180, 100%	2,949,440	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3, 1.67%, see rank	0.53%	1.96%
Construction	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.70%	6.17%
Manufacturing	37, 20.56%, see rank	4.85%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	44, 24.44%, see rank	9.75%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.25%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.23%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	6, 3.33%, see rank	6.22%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	15.04%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	35, 19.44%, see rank	23.62%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20, 11.11%, see rank	8.10%	9.49%
Public Administration	10, 5.56%, see rank	11.30%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 13.89%, see rank	5.44%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	West Pocomoke, MD	%	Maryland	U.S.
Population in Poverty	161	31.51%, see rank	9.98%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	25	21.74%, see rank	6.94%	11.47%

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