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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Pontotoc City Schools is $20,255, which is about the same as the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Pontotoc City Schools median household income is $42,672. On average Pontotoc City Schools residents spend 20.9 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 23.4 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

Pontotoc City Schools	20,255 USD
Mississippi	20,956 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

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

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Pontotoc City Schools	25,712 USD
Mississippi	26,188 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

Pontotoc City Schools	31,346 USD
Mississippi	31,341 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

Pontotoc City Schools	20,353 USD
Mississippi	21,815 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

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

Household Income

Median Household Income, #25

Pontotoc City Schools	42,672 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Pontotoc City Schools	56,214 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Pontotoc City Schools		-1.80%
Mississippi		25.96%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Pontotoc City Schools median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Mississippi 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

	Pontotoc City Schools		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	12.68%	$12,353, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.38%	$15,619, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.75%	$1,379, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.08%	$20,302, see rank	17.70%	$19,869	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

Pontotoc City Schools	53,341 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Pontotoc City Schools	64,809 USD
Mississippi	64,194 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

	Pontotoc City Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$46,175, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$32,351, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$63,091, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
One Race, Other	$44,821, see rank	$34,671	$40,300
Two or More Races	$23,750, see rank	$33,695	$47,621

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Pontotoc City Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$42,530, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$57,218, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,000, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$27,565, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Pontotoc City Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	9,377, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	4,391, 46.83%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	2,902, 66.09%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.16%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	2,895, 65.93%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	2,643, 91.30%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	252, 8.70%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	1,489, 33.91%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	4,986, 53.17%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,748, 55.11%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,748, 55.11%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,717, 98.87%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	31, 1.13%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,238, 44.89%, see rank	45.80%	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

	Pontotoc City Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,294, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,611, 87.10%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	431, 8.14%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	29, 0.55%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	126, 2.38%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	97, 1.83%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Pontotoc City Schools	20.9 minutes
Mississippi	23.4 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

	Pontotoc City Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,360	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	2,643, 49.31%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	518, 19.60%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	86, 3.25%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	335, 12.67%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	55, 2.08%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	211, 7.98%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,292, 48.88%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	2,717, 50.69%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	860, 31.65%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	361, 13.29%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	970, 35.70%, see rank	32.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.25%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.35%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	526, 19.36%, see rank	7.58%	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

	Pontotoc City Schools	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,360, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	85, 1.59%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	256, 4.78%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,429, 26.66%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	68, 1.27%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	989, 18.45%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	304, 5.67%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	92, 1.72%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	234, 4.37%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	262, 4.89%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,093, 20.39%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	322, 6.01%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	134, 2.50%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	92, 1.72%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Pontotoc City Schools	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	2,071	17.16%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	370	12.82%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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