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Corinth, MS Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Corinth is $19,241, which is lower than the state average of $20,956 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Corinth median household income is $30,944, which has grown by 32.04% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is higher than the state average rate of 25.96% and is higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Corinth residents spend 15.5 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, #123

Corinth, MS	19,241 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

Corinth, MS	22,020 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

Corinth, MS	24,225 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

Corinth, MS	20,919 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, #194

Corinth, MS	30,944 USD
Mississippi	39,464 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Corinth, MS	45,391 USD
Mississippi	54,881 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #97

Corinth, MS	32.04%
Mississippi	25.96%
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

	Corinth, MS		Mississippi		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.88%	$11,885, see rank	12.73%	$12,906	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	43.82%	$16,553, see rank	32.95%	$16,065	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.83%	$3,867, see rank	2.82%	$2,840	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	16.33%	$18,896, 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

Corinth, MS	41,464 USD
Mississippi	49,125 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Corinth, MS	58,482 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

	Corinth, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
White	$31,626, see rank	$48,738	$56,900
Black	$28,415, see rank	$26,384	$35,600
Hispanic	$43,125, see rank	$38,802	$42,396
One Race, Other	$68,008, see rank	$34,671	$40,300

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

Median Household Income by Age

	Corinth, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
less than 25	$26,328, see rank	$21,311	$25,788
25 to 44	$40,124, see rank	$43,119	$58,398
45 to 64	$28,879, see rank	$45,830	$65,027
65 or over	$29,605, see rank	$29,690	$37,945

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

Employment Status

	Corinth, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	11,652, see rank	2,323,223	248,775,628
Male¹	5,707, 48.98%, see rank	47.84%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	3,548, 62.17%, see rank	62.99%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.25%, see rank	0.81%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	3,534, 61.92%, see rank	62.18%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	3,015, 85.31%, see rank	89.08%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	519, 14.69%, see rank	10.92%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	2,159, 37.83%, see rank	37.01%	30.72%
Female¹	5,945, 51.02%, see rank	52.16%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	2,953, 49.67%, see rank	54.20%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.16%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	2,953, 49.67%, see rank	54.05%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	2,666, 90.28%, see rank	89.05%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	287, 9.72%, see rank	10.95%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	2,992, 50.33%, 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

	Corinth, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	5,602, 100%	1,183,892	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	4,740, 84.61%, see rank	84.13%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	619, 11.05%, see rank	10.20%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	5.06%
Walked	107, 1.91%, see rank	1.58%	2.78%
Other Means	33, 0.59%, see rank	1.42%	1.79%
Worked at Home	103, 1.84%, see rank	2.25%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Corinth, MS	15.5 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

	Corinth, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,681	1,198,828	143,435,233
Male¹	3,015, 53.07%, see rank	51.35%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	916, 30.38%, see rank	25.36%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	396, 13.13%, see rank	14.55%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	393, 13.03%, see rank	15.12%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 1.09%, see rank	1.57%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	316, 10.48%, see rank	11.81%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	791, 26.24%, see rank	23.91%	17.94%
Female¹	2,666, 46.93%, see rank	48.65%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	969, 36.35%, see rank	37.22%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	587, 22.02%, see rank	21.48%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	941, 35.30%, 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	169, 6.34%, 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

	Corinth, MS	Mississippi	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,681, 100%	1,198,828	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	56, 0.99%, see rank	3.09%	1.96%
Construction	346, 6.09%, see rank	6.72%	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,043, 18.36%, see rank	13.07%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	149, 2.62%, see rank	2.59%	2.75%
Retail Trade	663, 11.67%, see rank	11.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	154, 2.71%, see rank	5.62%	4.93%
Information	59, 1.04%, see rank	1.37%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	502, 8.84%, see rank	4.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	265, 4.66%, see rank	6.38%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,286, 22.64%, see rank	24.49%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	485, 8.54%, see rank	9.46%	9.49%
Public Administration	172, 3.03%, see rank	5.69%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	501, 8.82%, see rank	4.87%	4.96%

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

Poverty Level

	Corinth, MS	%	Mississippi	U.S.
Population in Poverty	4,024	28.13%, see rank	22.64%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	662	18.28%, see rank	17.72%	11.47%

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