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Jennings Micro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2008-2012, the per capita income of Jennings Area is $21,142, which is lower than the state average of $24,264 and is lower than the national average of $28,051. Jennings Area median household income is $41,777. On average Jennings Area residents spend 28.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 24.3 minutes and is higher than the national average of 25.4 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, #660

Jennings Area	21,142 USD
Louisiana	24,264 USD
U.S.	28,051 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jennings Area	29,000 USD
Louisiana	27,847 USD
U.S.	30,376 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jennings Area	39,103 USD
Louisiana	36,084 USD
U.S.	35,771 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Jennings Area	20,054 USD
Louisiana	21,693 USD
U.S.	25,299 USD

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #620

Jennings Area	41,777 USD
Louisiana	44,673 USD
U.S.	53,046 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Jennings Area	54,798 USD
Louisiana	62,369 USD
U.S.	73,034 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Jennings Area	5.08%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Jennings Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Louisiana and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

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

	Jennings Area		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	15.11%	$11,108, see rank	16.40%	$16,476	22.39%	$16,134
Social Security Income	35.34%	$15,016, see rank	28.52%	$14,865	28.34%	$16,727
Public Assistance Income	1.38%	$2,146, see rank	1.46%	$3,037	2.72%	$3,807
Retirement Income	15.78%	$22,039, see rank	16.05%	$20,355	17.61%	$23,126

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Jennings Area	53,431 USD
Louisiana	56,047 USD
U.S.	64,585 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Jennings Area	64,540 USD
Louisiana	73,466 USD
U.S.	85,065 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 2008-2012 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Jennings Area	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$48,190, see rank	$54,127	$56,203
Black	$21,277, see rank	$28,144	$35,564
Hispanic	$55,427, see rank	$42,939	$41,994
Asian	$81,875, see rank	$52,114	$71,709
American Indian, Alaska Native	$11,563, see rank	$40,744	$37,469
One Race, Other	$76,607, see rank	$40,788	$40,405
Two or More Races	$14,261, see rank	$38,324	$46,787

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Jennings Area	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$61,875, see rank	$22,129	$25,955
25 to 44	$50,246, see rank	$51,113	$58,073
45 to 64	$49,068, see rank	$53,242	$64,486
65 or over	$23,565, see rank	$30,559	$36,181

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Jennings Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	24,016, see rank	3,542,555	243,810,053
Male¹	11,483, 47.81%, see rank	48.31%	48.65%
Male, In Labor Force:²	7,395, 64.40%, see rank	67.09%	70.20%
Male, In Armed Forces²	25, 0.22%, see rank	0.83%	0.82%
Male, Civilian²	7,370, 64.18%, see rank	66.26%	69.38%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	6,805, 92.33%, see rank	91.33%	90.27%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	565, 7.67%, see rank	8.67%	9.73%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,088, 35.60%, see rank	32.91%	29.80%
Female¹	12,533, 52.19%, see rank	51.69%	51.35%
Female, In Labor Force:²	5,795, 46.24%, see rank	57.02%	59.43%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.11%	0.13%
Female, Civilian²	5,795, 46.24%, see rank	56.90%	59.30%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	5,206, 89.84%, see rank	91.89%	91.21%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	589, 10.16%, see rank	8.11%	8.79%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	6,738, 53.76%, see rank	42.98%	40.57%

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 2008-2012 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Jennings Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	11,808, 100%	1,960,054	139,893,639
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	9,637, 81.61%, see rank	81.93%	76.14%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,390, 11.77%, see rank	10.55%	10.03%
Public Transportation	77, 0.65%, see rank	1.28%	4.98%
Walked	147, 1.24%, see rank	1.94%	2.82%
Other Means	329, 2.79%, see rank	1.98%	1.76%
Worked at Home	228, 1.93%, see rank	2.32%	4.27%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Jennings Area	28.4 minutes
Louisiana	24.3 minutes
U.S.	25.4 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 2008-2012 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Jennings Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,011	1,993,119	141,996,548
Male¹	6,805, 56.66%, see rank	51.97%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,455, 21.38%, see rank	26.70%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	821, 12.06%, see rank	14.59%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	638, 9.38%, see rank	15.31%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	127, 1.87%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,550, 22.78%, see rank	14.84%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,533, 22.53%, see rank	19.92%	17.87%
Female¹	5,206, 43.34%, see rank	48.03%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,775, 34.10%, see rank	36.55%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,074, 20.63%, see rank	23.34%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,108, 40.49%, see rank	34.92%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 0.13%, see rank	0.18%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	235, 4.51%, see rank	4.24%	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Jennings Area	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	12,011, 100%	1,993,119	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,790, 14.90%, see rank	4.60%	1.90%
Construction	1,030, 8.58%, see rank	8.37%	6.49%
Manufacturing	805, 6.70%, see rank	8.06%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	235, 1.96%, see rank	2.81%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,352, 11.26%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	747, 6.22%, see rank	5.11%	5.00%
Information	191, 1.59%, see rank	1.54%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	596, 4.96%, see rank	5.36%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	564, 4.70%, see rank	8.47%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,704, 22.51%, see rank	23.27%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	931, 7.75%, see rank	9.85%	9.18%
Public Administration	471, 3.92%, see rank	5.61%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	595, 4.95%, see rank	5.17%	4.95%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Jennings Area	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	5,618	18.15%, see rank	18.66%	14.88%
Family in Poverty	1,214	14.35%, see rank	14.35%	10.92%

*Based on 2008-2012 data. View historical poverty level data.