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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Mason County is $27,512, which is about the same as the state average of $26,513 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Mason County median household income is $45,536, which has grown by 47.27% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 31.68% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Mason County residents spend 16.9 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, #43

Mason County	27,512 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

Mason County	22,903 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

Mason County	26,414 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

Mason County	15,758 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, #115

Mason County	45,536 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Mason County	63,184 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #76

Mason County	47.27%
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

	Mason County		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	28.07%	$33,719, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	48.75%	$17,152, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.73%	$3,952, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	24.31%	$27,718, 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

Mason County	59,141 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Mason County	76,875 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

	Mason County	Texas	U.S.
White	$46,645, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Hispanic	$36,212, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
One Race, Other	$35,104, see rank	$38,426	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Mason County	Texas	U.S.
25 to 44	$52,692, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$53,281, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$36,184, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Mason County	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	3,426, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	1,784, 52.07%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	1,233, 69.11%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	1,233, 69.11%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	1,131, 91.73%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	102, 8.27%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	551, 30.89%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	1,642, 47.93%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	816, 49.70%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	816, 49.70%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	776, 95.10%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	40, 4.90%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	826, 50.30%, 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

	Mason County	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	1,883, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	1,393, 73.98%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	260, 13.81%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	40, 2.12%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	60, 3.19%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	130, 6.90%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Mason County	16.9 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

	Mason County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,907	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	1,131, 59.31%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	307, 27.14%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	148, 13.09%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	79, 6.98%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	132, 11.67%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	293, 25.91%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	127, 11.23%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	776, 40.69%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	245, 31.57%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	181, 23.32%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	334, 43.04%, 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	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 2.06%, 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

	Mason County	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,907, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	305, 15.99%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	311, 16.31%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	59, 3.09%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	15, 0.79%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	207, 10.85%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	94, 4.93%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	3, 0.16%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	110, 5.77%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	111, 5.82%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	302, 15.84%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	124, 6.50%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	110, 5.77%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	156, 8.18%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Mason County	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	454	11.22%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	85	7.37%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

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